Cheatsheet
| Clefs | |
|---|---|
(g2) (f4) (c3) | G, F, C clef |
| Pitch | |
|---|---|
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n | 14 positions, low to high |
A B … N | raised octave (uppercase) |
| Notehead | |
|---|---|
d, d', dt | punctum, virga, tenor |
dw, ds | quilisma, liquescent/small note |
| Suffix | |
|---|---|
d., d_, d-, d~ | mora, episema, ictus, plica |
ds | liquescent/small note; combines with other shapes |
df/gh, df / gh | / = visual neume separator |
| Dividers / bars | |
|---|---|
' | tiny breath mark |
, | quarter bar (small caesura) |
; | half bar |
| | full bar |
|0 | invisible full-bar spacer |
|| | double bar (end of section) |
|: :| :|: | repeat start, repeat end, repeat both |
||| | triple/final bar |
(|) (||) (:|) | parenthesized bar forms also work |
| Spacing / line break | |
|---|---|
(z) (Z) | forced line break, justified / left-aligned |
= == === (sp) (sp2) | fixed gap (scalable with count/multiplier) |
* | flexible gap (for justification) |
| Accidentals & key signature | |
|---|---|
(b) (n) (#) | flat, natural, sharp at default i height |
(ib) (in) (i#) | flat, natural, sharp at explicit pitch |
(K:F# C#) | key signature (repeats at the start of every line) |
(K:) | clear key signature |
| Decorations | |
|---|---|
[h] [hg] [h i j] | typographical parentheses around note(s) or neume |
{ g h i } \arc{ g h i } \line{ g h i } | overbrace, arc, line above a span |
{ g h i }"1." | spanning mark label |
hg"Label" | label above the note or neume |
| Text | |
|---|---|
w: Ky-ri-e | text line (hyphen = syllable boundary) |
multiple w: lines | multiple stanzas |
W: Psalm verse text... | verse line (free-flowing, not note-aligned) |
multiple W: lines | multiple verse lines |
n: g h i | continue the previous music line |
unprefixed line after w: / W: | continue lyric / explicit verse line break |
~ | non-breaking space inside one syllable |
~~ | split display text from alignment text (e.g. 1.~~Ky-ri-e) |
(text) | lyric label under the next bar line |
[text] <text> {text} | underline, italic, bold |
\red{text} \color:green{text} | colored text |
\R \V + ++ | responsory, versicle, dagger, double dagger |
\X | escape any special character |
| Header | Meaning |
|---|---|
%title: Title | title; other drawn headers: subtitle, caption, rubric, indent |
%option: lyricDistance=0.5 | renderer option; repeat one option per line |
%% | end of header |
| Markdown | Meaning |
|---|---|
```aretino | fenced Aretino block |
```aretino fixed width=18cm | fixed-width embedded block |