Xavier, Paul -----Original Message----- From: lilypond-user-bounces+james.lowe=datacore....@gnu.org on behalf of Xavier Scheuer On 14/11/2010, Paul Thompson <pat...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > I am having an error in using lilypond 2.13.38 > > Here is my input file: > > \book { > \bookOutputName "Romanze" > a a a > } > \book { > \bookOutputName "Menuetto" > \score{ > a a a > } > } > > I am getting a persistent error: > > testa.ly:3:4: error: syntax error, unexpected NOTENAME_PITCH > > > I am inexperienced, but have gone thru the manual.
Yes, I have noticed that *sometimes* LilyPond does not understand "shortcuted" structures. Just add explicit instanciation for Staff and it is OK. \book { \bookOutputName "Romanze" \new Staff { a a a } } \book { \bookOutputName "Menuetto" \score{ \new Staff { a a a } } } ----- Actually \book { \bookOutputName "Romanze" { a a a } } \book { \bookOutputName "Menuetto" { a a a } } } will work. The original example above used note names in a \book { } construct without the correct brackets - this is wrong and is covered in the manuals. There is no need to explicitly put in a \score or \new Staff for your example to work. Keep it simple. Unless I have misunderstood. James _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user