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width="30%"><b>Description</b> </td><td valign="top" width="35%"><b>Example</b> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>1 2 8 16</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">durations </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../0c/lily-254b279d.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../0c/lily-254b279d.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>c4. c4..</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">augmentation dots </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../5f/lily-15aa9dc9.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../5f/lily-15aa9dc9.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>c d e f g a b </code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">scale </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../25/lily-2149ef8d.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../25/lily-2149ef8d.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>fis bes</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">alteration </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../63/lily-f7245a05.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../63/lily-f7245a05.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>\clef treble \clef bass </code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">clefs </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../1c/lily-cbb729a0.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../1c/lily-cbb729a0.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>\time 3/4 \time 4/4 </code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">time signature </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../a6/lily-b6288d08.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../a6/lily-b6288d08.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>r4 r8</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">rest </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../a8/lily-e49acb58.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../a8/lily-e49acb58.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>d ~ d</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">tie </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../e8/lily-e697fc5b.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../e8/lily-e697fc5b.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>\key es \major </code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">key signature </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../62/lily-51c4b6a6.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../62/lily-51c4b6a6.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><var>note</var><code>'</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">raise octave </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../c3/lily-033765dd.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../c3/lily-033765dd.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><var>note</var><code>,</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">lower octave </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../68/lily-30d6cb8f.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../68/lily-30d6cb8f.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>c( d e)</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">slur </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../33/lily-b3f69585.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../33/lily-b3f69585.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>c\( c( d) e\)</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">phrasing slur </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../18/lily-2387e57a.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../18/lily-2387e57a.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>a8[ b]</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">beam </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../c8/lily-17fa7ae7.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../c8/lily-17fa7ae7.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code><< \new Staff ... >></code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">more staves </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../b6/lily-e4f68011.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../b6/lily-e4f68011.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>c-> c-.</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">articulations </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../41/lily-35e8d7a2.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../41/lily-35e8d7a2.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>c2\mf c\sfz</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">dynamics </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../7d/lily-77a125ff.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../7d/lily-77a125ff.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>a\< a a\!</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">crescendo </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../18/lily-f07e4959.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../18/lily-f07e4959.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>a\> a a\!</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">decrescendo </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../fd/lily-436e5ca2.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../fd/lily-436e5ca2.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>< ></code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">chord </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../ca/lily-20dc93ad.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../ca/lily-20dc93ad.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>\partial 8</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">upstep </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../c2/lily-11dbbf9b.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../c2/lily-11dbbf9b.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>\times 2/3 {f g a}</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">triplets </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../31/lily-7388acf5.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../31/lily-7388acf5.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>\grace</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">grace notes </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../96/lily-3762e42b.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../96/lily-3762e42b.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>\lyricmode { twinkle }</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">entering lyrics </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> twinkle <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>\new Lyrics</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">printing lyrics </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../e6/lily-fa12d634.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../e6/lily-fa12d634.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>twin -- kle</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">lyric hyphen </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../95/lily-21d97c8b.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../95/lily-21d97c8b.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>\chordmode { c:dim f:maj7 }</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">chords </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../ec/lily-8c844816.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../ec/lily-8c844816.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>\context ChordNames</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">printing chord names </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../45/lily-fff78f7a.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../45/lily-fff78f7a.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code><<{e f} \\ {c d}>></code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">polyphony </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <p> <a href="../52/lily-db091ad7.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../52/lily-db091ad7.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> <p><br></td></tr><tr align="left"><td valign="top" width="35%"><code>s4 s8 s16</code> </td><td valign="top" width="30%">spacer rests </td><td valign="top" width="35%"> <br></td></tr></table> <!-- footer_tag 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