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 (2 octaves down) Cello (e.g. Clarinet in) Bb (e.g. Alt Sax in) Eb (e.g. Horn in) F [=selected] (e.g. Euphonium in) Bb, 1 octave down

general transposition:

Viewing score and abc source of 'voices_X5'

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% here are only some first lines of sample tunes
%%deco fp 6 pf 20 2 5 fp
% --- piano ---
%%staves {RH LH}
% most of piano tunes have only 2 voices ..
%%staves {1 2}
% .. even when there are a lot of notes
%%staves {RH LH}
%%MIDI program 6
% same as bach.abc (abc2ps-1.3.0) but rewritten in a more standard way
%%staves {1 (2 3)}
% this voice is not complete, but the measure must be respected
% --- vocal ---
X:5
T:Tridal a ra va c'halon
T:(Mor Fawr Wyt Ti!)
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=48
%%staves [(S A) (T B)]
K:Emaj
% Breton words on a Wales choral
V:S
B,B,B, |G,3B, B,B,CC |(A,2C3) CCC |B,3G, B,B,A,A, |G,4 z:|
w:Ka-na a |rin, ka-na a rin be-|pred,* rag an Ao-|trou en-eus va zan-tel-|let.
w:Eñ eo va|nerz, eñ eo i-vez va|Zad,*    eñ eo va|han, ka-na a rin e     |hloar.
V:A
G,G,G, |E,3E, F,G,E,E, |(F,2E,3) A,A,F, |G,3E, F,E,E,D, |E,4 z:|
V:T
E,E,E, |B,,3B,, D,E,C,C, |(C,2C,3) E,E,D, |E,3E, D,E,C,B,, |B,,4 z:|
V:B
E,,E,,E,, |E,,3G,, F,,E,,A,,A,, |(F,,2A,,3) A,,A,,F,,|B,,3C, B,,G,,F,,B,,, |E,,4 z:|

% --- organ ---
%%staves [1 (2 3) 4]
%%MIDI program 53
%%MIDI program 73
%%MIDI program 73
%%MIDI program 73
%%staves {(Pos1 Pos2) Trompette}
%
%%MIDI program 78
%%MIDI program 78
%%MIDI program 56