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 [=selected]    (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 'voices_X4'

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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
X:4
T:Allegro grazioso
C:Schumann
M:C
L:1/8
Q:1/4=66
%%staves {1 (2 3)}
K:Amaj
V:1
(!p!c2Bc A3)(B |cde[Af]) ([G3B3][^Ac])|([B2d2][^Ac][Bd] BG=AB)|[A2c2][G2B2] {/A}A3c|
V:2
% this voice is not complete, but the measure must be respected
A,2D2 xE3- |E2x2 x4 | B,2E2 D2x2 |x8 |
V:3
(A,EDE CE2)(G,|A,B,CD (E2)DC) |(B,FEF DECD)|E2[E,2D2] [A,3C3]E|

% --- vocal ---
%%staves [(S A) (T B)]
% Breton words on a Wales choral
% --- 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