NAME
       musicxml2ly - manual page for musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.12.3
SYNOPSIS
       musicxml2ly [OPTION]... FILE.xml
DESCRIPTION
       Convert  MusicXML  from  FILE.xml  to  LilyPond  input.   If  the given
       filename is -, musicxml2ly reads from the command line.
OPTIONS
       -h, --help
              show this help and exit
       --version
              show version number and exit
       -v, --verbose
              be verbose
       --lxml use lxml.etree; uses less memory and cpu time
       -z, --compressed
              input file is a zip-compressed MusicXML file
       -r, --relative
              convert pitches in relative mode (default)
       -a, --absolute
              convert pitches in absolute mode
       -l, --language=LANG
              use a different language file 'LANG.ly' and corresponding  pitch
              names, e.g. 'deutsch' for deutsch.ly
       --nd --no-articulation-directions
              do  not  convert  directions  (^,  _  or  -)  for articulations,
              dynamics, etc.
       --nrp --no-rest-positions
              do not convert exact vertical positions of rests
       --no-beaming
              do not convert beaming  information,  use  lilypond's  automatic
              beaming instead
       -o, --output=FILE
              set output filename to FILE, stdout if -
REPORTING BUGS
       Report                             bugs                             via
       http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs
COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2005--2009 by
           Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>,
           Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org> and
           Reinhold Kainhofer <reinhold@kainhofer.com>
       This program is free software.  It is covered by the GNU General Public
       License and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it
       under certain conditions.  Invoke as  `lilypond  --warranty'  for  more
       information.
SEE ALSO
       The  full  documentation  for  musicxml2ly  is  maintained as a Texinfo
       manual.  If the info and musicxml2ly programs are properly installed at
       your site, the command
              info musicxml2ly
       should give you access to the complete manual.