NAME

       musicxml2ly - manual page for musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.24.1

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 compressed MusicXML file (by default, activate if file extension is
              .mxl)

       -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

       --loglevel=LOGLEVEL
              Print log messages according to LOGLEVEL (NONE, ERROR, WARNING, PROGRESS (default),
              DEBUG)

       --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

       --nsb --no-system-breaks
              ignore system breaks

       --npb --no-page-breaks
              ignore page breaks

       --npm --no-page-margins
              ignore page margins

       --npl --no-page-layout
              do not convert the exact page layout and breaks (shortcut for "--nsb  --npb  --npm"
              options)

       --nsd --no-stem-directions
              ignore stem directions from MusicXML, use lilypond's automatic stemming instead

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

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

       -m, --midi
              activate midi-block in .ly file

       --transpose=TOPITCH
              set pitch to transpose by the interval between pitch 'c' and TOPITCH

       --sm --shift-meter=BEATS/BEATTYPE
              change the length|duration of notes as a function of a given time signature to make
              the score look faster or slower, (eg. '4/4' or '2/2')

       --tc --tab-clef=TABCLEFNAME
              switch between two versions of tab clefs ("tab" and "moderntab")

       --sn --string-numbers=t[rue]/f[alse]
              deactivate string number stencil with --string-numbers f[alse]. Default is t[rue]

       --fb --fretboards
              converts '<frame>' events to a separate FretBoards voice instead of markups

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs via bug-lilypond@gnu.org

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2005--2023 by

              Han-Wen  Nienhuys  <hanwen@xs4all.nl>,  Jan  Nieuwenhuizen  <janneke@gnu.org>   and
              Reinhold Kainhofer <reinhold@kainhofer.com> Patrick L. Schmidt <pls@philomelos.net>

       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.