Frescobaldi (software)
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| developer | Wilbert Berendsen |
| Current version | 3 (February 17, 2017) |
| operating system | Windows , macOS , Linux |
| programming language | python |
| category | LilyPond , music notation program |
| License | GPL ( Free Software ) |
| German speaking | Yes |
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Frescobaldi is a free , cross-platform editor for editing LilyPond files. The editor was named after Girolamo Frescobaldi , an early Baroque Italian composer and organist.
The aim of the developers was to provide a powerful, yet light and easy-to-use editor. Frescobaldi is free software and is freely available under the GNU General Public License. It was developed to run on all major operating systems (Windows, macOS and Linux).
Frescobaldi is written in Python and uses PyQt4 for its user interface.
Range of functions
The following functions are available on the user interface:
- Syntax highlighting and auto-completion
- Music viewing with point-and-click
- MIDI playback for proofreading the MIDI files generated by LilyPond
- Score wizard for easy pre-configuration of the music score
- Snippet Manager
- Handling multiple LilyPond versions and automatically using the correct version
- Built-in LilyPond documentation browser
- User interface with changeable colors, fonts and keyboard shortcuts
The following music functions are offered:
- Transpose music
- Convert music from relative to absolute notation and vice versa
- Change the language of the tone labels
- Copy and change rhythm
- Word division of the lyrics using a built-in word division dictionary
- Fast insertion of articulations, dynamics, stretchers, bar lines
- Update the LilyPond syntax with convert-ly
Awards
- In April 2009 Frescobaldi won the "HotPicks" award from Linux Format magazine .
- In the same magazine, the program was included in the list “100 open source gems” in May 2009 under the heading TuxRadar.
Web links
- frescobaldi.org - Official website of Frescobaldi
- lilypond.org - LilyPond's website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wilbert Berendsen. In: GitHub . Retrieved July 5, 2017 .
- ^ Wilbert Berendsen: Releases. In: GitHub. Retrieved July 5, 2017 .
- ↑ "Linux Format, issue 117" , accessed on November 2, 2012 (English).
- ↑ "100 open source gems (TuxRadar)" , accessed on November 2, 2012 (English)