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NAME

       musicxml2ly - manual page for musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.14.2

SYNOPSIS

       musicxml2ly [OPTION]... FILE.xml

DESCRIPTION

       Convert MusicXML from FILE.xml to LilyPond input.  If the given filename is -, musicxml2ly reads from the command line.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
	      show this help and exit

       --version
	      show version number and exit

       -v, --verbose
	      be verbose

       --lxml use lxml.etree; uses less memory and cpu time

       -z, --compressed
	      input file is a zip-compressed MusicXML file

       -r, --relative
	      convert pitches in relative mode (default)

       -a, --absolute
	      convert pitches in absolute mode

       -l, --language=LANG
	      use LANG for pitch names, e.g. 'deutsch' for note names in German

       --nd --no-articulation-directions
	      do not convert directions (^, _ or -) for articulations, dynamics, etc.

       --nrp --no-rest-positions
	      do not convert exact vertical positions of rests

       --npl --no-page-layout
	      do not convert the exact page layout and breaks

       --no-beaming
	      do not convert beaming information, use lilypond's automatic beaming instead

       -o, --output=FILE
	      set output filename to FILE, stdout if -

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs via http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2005--2011 by
	   Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>,
	   Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org> and
	   Reinhold Kainhofer <reinhold@kainhofer.com>

       This  program  is free software.  It is covered by the GNU General Public License and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies
       of it under certain conditions.	Invoke as `lilypond --warranty' for more information.

SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for musicxml2ly is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and musicxml2ly programs are properly  installed	at
       your site, the command

	      info musicxml2ly

       should give you access to the complete manual.

musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.14.2					   February 2013						    MUSICXML2LY(1)