Re: MusicXML backend for lilypond?

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 3:18 AM, Reinhold Kainhofer
<address@hidden> wrote:
> Now that musicxml2ly has been noticed as doing quite a good job, I'm thinking
> of adding a MusicXML backend to lilypond, so that we can also produce
> MusicXML and export lilypond scores to e.g. Finale, etc.
>
> However, I don't see an easy entry point for such a backend. The normal
> backends (svg, pdf, tex, etc.) only output the graphical representation of
> the score as vector graphics, but for MusicXML I mainly need the score and
> the music, but I also need the page layout and the positioning of the noted,
> markups, etc.
>
> Is there any easy entry point for this or is the architecture of lilypond not
> really suited for this?

The last time we looked at this, I think the resolution was to dump a
music stream from LilyPond and postprocess that.  Read Erik's thesis
(available from the lilypond website) to gain some insight in the
design.


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