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NAME
       musicxml2ly - manual page for musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.24.4

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 (C) 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.

musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.24.4      July 2024                    MUSICXML2LY(1)