Bring back Lilypond support
Hello! So, I just got Lilypond, and I love it's results. Luckily I still have 1.3 downloaded, so I can put all my 1.3 files in there. However, as for my 2.0 and up files, I can't use them because Musescore 2.0 dropped Lilypond *Surprised emoji*
I am begging you musescore, to bring back Lilypond support. Thank you so much.
~TheBandGeek
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Can't LilyPond open MusicXML files?
In reply to Can't LilyPond open MusicXML by Isaac Weiss
Not directly, but converters exist. That's realistically going to be the only supported way of getting MuseScore files into LilyPond. Rather than do a half-baked job of exporting to several different formats, it is better to do a really good job of exporting to the one universally-agreed-upon format.
In reply to Can't LilyPond open MusicXML by Isaac Weiss
To Zach:
I wish but sadly no.
In reply to To Zach: I wish but sadly no. by The_Band_Geek
Lilypond export was dropped because the code wasn't maintained anymore. See also https://musescore.org/en/node/24724
In reply to To Zach: I wish but sadly no. by The_Band_Geek
In fact the current version of Lilypond *can* import MusicXML files directly (and in general, it seems to do a pretty good job - I have had to tweak one or two files to get them to import properly, but if you're using Frescobaldi, it's usually no big deal): See http://lilypondblog.org/2013/11/importing-music-into-lilypond/
In reply to In fact the current version by Xasman
Well, yes, that is the converter I was talking about.
In reply to Well, yes, that is the by Marc Sabatella
Thank you. But I looked at the link and I still can't figure out how to do it. Could someone write a set of steps?
In reply to Thank you. But I looked at by The_Band_Geek
Are you using Frescobaldi? The link contains very detailed instructions for using the converter within that program. Just scroll down, starting where it says "Import settings".
If you are not using that program, are you using another GUI front end, or using the command line?