ABC(plus) tune page

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I am a keen exponent of the ABC(plus) method of music notation. This section of my website tries to showcaces some of its possibilities.

Tranposition Options

Special 'one-click transpositions:
None (1 octave down) Cello [=selected] (2 octaves down) Cello (e.g. Clarinet in) Bb (e.g. Alt Sax in) Eb (e.g. Horn in) F (e.g. Euphonium in) Bb, 1 octave down

general transposition:

Viewing score and abc source of 'sample_X12'

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% Sample file to test various features of abc2ps
% abcm2ps >= 7.6.0 - definition of '...' (ellipsis) for PostScript
%%glyph 2026 ellipsis
%K:C		% abcm2ps: automatic clef processing gives a bass clef
% RA Rg MA Mg | .A .g vf/-g/ (u.a/.b/)  | uR~M.c2  Hg4 || % abcm2ps: '-' is not a slur
%|: [D2FA] ~+d2fa+ | [c2e][df][eg]|\	% abcm2ps: '+' is no more handled
% abcm2ps: '\' is no more handled
%"Am7"A,CC DFF GBB |\M:4/4\"G"a,2b,2"D"c2d2 ||\L:1/4\\K:Bb\"Eb"e4|
%| -"Gb"ede edc | def fed |1 "A"efg "D"gfe | e6 \ % abcm2ps: cannot have '-' before a note
X:12
T:Gracenotes
L:1/8
M:C
K:Dmaj
F,A,{C}A,F, D,F,{^DC}A, F{A,}DF F{A,G,A,}DF |{B,}D,2 {A,}D,2 {G,}D,2 {F,}D,2 {E,}D,2 |\
{E,}C2 {F,}C2 {G,}C2 {A,}C2 {B,}C2 | 
{A,}^C2 {GCD}C2 {GA,G,A,G,}A,2{G}C<{G,DG,}E {G,DC}D>C {GB,D}B,<{E}G, |\ 
{G,}[G,4E4] {F,G,A,B,}[^C4A,4] {EF}[E4C4] {dcBAGFEDCB,_A,CB,F,G,C,}D,4|