| Index Entry | Section |
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| M | | |
| m | Common chords |
| magnification->font-size | Selecting notation font size |
| magnification->font-size | 4.2.2 Setting the staff size |
| magnifying text | A.11.1 Font |
| magstep | Selecting notation font size |
| magstep | 4.2.2 Setting the staff size |
| magstep | 5.4.3 Distances and measurements |
| maj | Common chords |
| major | Key signature |
| major 7 chord, layout | Selected Snippets |
| major seven symbol | Predefined commands |
| majorSevenSymbol | Customizing chord names |
| majorSevenSymbol | Selected Snippets |
| makam | See also |
| makam | References for Turkish classical music |
| makam | Turkish note names |
| makam, example | Selected Snippets |
| makamlar | See also |
| makamlar | See also |
| makamlar | Turkish note names |
| make-dynamic-script | New dynamic marks |
| make-pango-font-tree | Entire document fonts |
| manual bar line | Bar lines |
| manual beam | Automatic beams |
| manual beam | Manual beams |
| manual beam, direction shorthand for | Manual beams |
| manual beam, grace notes | Manual beams |
| manual engraving of ties | Selected Snippets |
| manual line break | 4.3.1 Line breaking |
| manual measure line | Bar lines |
| manual rehearsal mark | Rehearsal marks |
| manual repeat mark | Manual repeat marks |
| manual staff change | Changing staff manually |
| Manuals | LilyPond — Notation Reference |
| Manuals | LilyPond — Notation Reference |
| maqam | See also |
| maqam | References for Arabic music |
| maracas | Ancient scripts |
| marcato | Articulations and ornamentations |
| margin, text running over | See also |
| mark, at end of line | Selected Snippets |
| mark, on every staff | Selected Snippets |
| mark, phrasing | Phrasing slurs |
| mark, rehearsal | Rehearsal marks |
| mark, rehearsal, below staff | Selected Snippets |
| mark, rehearsal, format | Rehearsal marks |
| mark, rehearsal, manual | Rehearsal marks |
| mark, rehearsal, style | Rehearsal marks |
| mark, text | Text marks |
| MarkEvent | See also |
| MarkEvent | See also |
| markup | Text markup introduction |
| Markup construction in Scheme | New dynamic marks |
| Markup construction in Scheme | See also |
| Markup construction in Scheme | 3.2.6 Table of contents |
| markup expression | Text markup introduction |
| Markup functions | Text markup introduction |
| Markup functions | See also |
| markup mode, quoted text | Text markup introduction |
| markup mode, special characters | Text markup introduction |
| markup object | Text objects overview |
| markup syntax | Text markup introduction |
| markup text | Text markup introduction |
| markup text, aligning | Text alignment |
| markup text, alignment command | Text alignment |
| markup text, decorating | Graphic notation inside markup |
| markup text, framing | Graphic notation inside markup |
| markup text, justified | Text alignment |
| markup text, line width | Text alignment |
| markup text, multi-page | Multi-page markup |
| markup text, padding | Graphic notation inside markup |
| markup text, wordwrapped | Text alignment |
| markup, aligning | Text alignment |
| markup, centering on page | Text alignment |
| markup, conditional | Custom layout for headers and footers |
| markup, in lyrics | Selected Snippets |
| markup, multi-line | Text alignment |
| markup, multi-measure rest | Selected Snippets |
| markup, multi-page | Multi-page markup |
| markup, music notation inside | Music notation inside markup |
| markup, on multi-measure rest | Full measure rests |
| markup, score inside | Music notation inside markup |
| markup, text, inside slurs | Selected Snippets |
| markup, two-column | Selected Snippets |
| markup-markup-spacing | List of flexible vertical spacing \paper variables |
| markup-system-spacing | List of flexible vertical spacing \paper variables |
| Mark_engraver | Selected Snippets |
| Mark_engraver | See also |
| max-systems-per-page | \paper variables for line breaking |
| maxima | See also |
| maxima | See also |
| maxima rest | Rests |
| measure check | Bar and bar number checks |
| measure grouping | Selected Snippets |
| measure line | Bar lines |
| measure line, invisible | Bar lines |
| measure line, manual | Bar lines |
| measure number | Bar numbers |
| measure number | Time administration |
| measure number check | Bar and bar number checks |
| measure number, and repeats | Known issues and warnings |
| measure number, style | Selected Snippets |
| measure repeat | Percent repeats |
| measure sub-grouping | Selected Snippets |
| measure, partial | Upbeats |
| measure, partial, in hymns | Partial measures in hymn tunes |
| measure, pickup | Upbeats |
| measureLength | Setting automatic beam behavior |
| measureLength | Time administration |
| measurePosition | Upbeats |
| measurePosition | Time administration |
| Measure_grouping_engraver | Selected Snippets |
| Medicaea, Editio | 2.9 Ancient notation |
| Medicaea, Editio | 2.9.1 Overview of the supported styles |
| medium interval | References for Arabic music |
| melisma | Multiple notes to one syllable |
| melisma | See also |
| melisma, with beams | Automatic beams |
| melismata | Multiple notes to one syllable |
| melody rhythm, showing | Showing melody rhythms |
| mensural | 2.9 Ancient notation |
| mensural | 2.9.1 Overview of the supported styles |
| mensural clef | Mensural clefs |
| mensural clef | A.10 Clef styles |
| mensural flag | Mensural flags |
| mensural ligature | White mensural ligatures |
| mensural music, transcription of | Selected Snippets |
| mensural notation | See also |
| mensural notation | See also |
| mensural notation | See also |
| mensural notation | See also |
| mensural notation | See also |
| mensural notation | See also |
| mensural notation | See also |
| mensural notation | See also |
| mensural notation | See also |
| mensural notation | See also |
| mensural notation, signum congruentiae | Repeat sign scripts |
| MensuralStaff | Instantiating new staves |
| MensuralStaff | Mensural contexts |
| MensuralVoice | Mensural contexts |
| mensuration sign | Mensural time signatures |
| Mensurstriche | Mensurstriche layout |
| mensurstriche layout | Selected Snippets |
| merging notes | Collision resolution |
| merging text | A.11.2 Align |
| merging text | A.11.2 Align |
| meter | See also |
| meter style | Time signature |
| meter, polymetric | Polymetric notation |
| metronome | See also |
| metronome mark | See also |
| metronome mark, below staff | Selected Snippets |
| metronome mark, custom markup | Selected Snippets |
| MetronomeMark | See also |
| metronomic indication | See also |
| mezzosoprano clef | Clef |
| mezzosoprano clef | A.10 Clef styles |
| microtone | Note names in other languages |
| microtone, tab | Custom tablatures |
| mid tom tom | Ancient scripts |
| middleCPosition | Selected Snippets |
| MIDI | Instrument transpositions |
| MIDI | 3.5 Creating MIDI output |
| MIDI, balance | 3.5.8 Context properties for MIDI effects |
| MIDI, block | 3.5.3 The MIDI block |
| MIDI, channels | 3.5.7 MIDI channel mapping |
| MIDI, chorus level | 3.5.8 Context properties for MIDI effects |
| MIDI, context definitions | Setting MIDI block properties |
| MIDI, custom dynamics | Selected Snippets |
| MIDI, dynamics | 3.5.4 Controlling MIDI dynamics |
| MIDI, effects | 3.5.8 Context properties for MIDI effects |
| MIDI, equalization | 3.5.4 Controlling MIDI dynamics |
| MIDI, expression | 3.5.8 Context properties for MIDI effects |
| MIDI, instrument | 3.5.9 Enhancing MIDI output |
| MIDI, metadata | 3.2.3 Creating output file metadata |
| MIDI, one channel per voice | Selected Snippets |
| MIDI, pan position | 3.5.8 Context properties for MIDI effects |
| MIDI, replacing default instrument equalization | Selected Snippets |
| MIDI, reverb | 3.5.8 Context properties for MIDI effects |
| MIDI, stereo balance | 3.5.8 Context properties for MIDI effects |
| MIDI, supported notation | 3.5 Creating MIDI output |
| MIDI, tracks | 3.5.7 MIDI channel mapping |
| MIDI, transposition | Instrument transpositions |
| MIDI, unsupported notation | 3.5.1 Supported notation for MIDI |
| MIDI, using repeats | 3.5.6 Using repeats with MIDI |
| MIDI, volume | 3.5.4 Controlling MIDI dynamics |
| midiBalance | 3.5.8 Context properties for MIDI effects |
| midiChannelMapping | 3.5.7 MIDI channel mapping |
| midiChorusLevel | 3.5.8 Context properties for MIDI effects |
| midiDrumPitches | Custom percussion staves |
| midiExpression | 3.5.8 Context properties for MIDI effects |
| midiPanPosition | 3.5.8 Context properties for MIDI effects |
| midiReverbLevel | 3.5.8 Context properties for MIDI effects |
| min-systems-per-page | \paper variables for line breaking |
| minimum length, hairpin | Selected Snippets |
| minimum-Y-extent | Within-system spacing properties |
| minimumFret | Default tablatures |
| minimumFret | Automatic fret diagrams |
| minimumPageTurnLength | Optimal page turning |
| minimumRepeatLengthForPageTurn | Optimal page turning |
| minor | Key signature |
| minorChordModifier | Customizing chord names |
| mirroring markup | A.11.3 Graphic |
| mixed | Piano pedals |
| mixolydian | Key signature |
| modal inversion | Modal inversion |
| modal transformation | Modal transformations |
| modal transposition | Modal transposition |
| mode | parser variable |
| modern | Automatic accidentals |
| modern accidental | Automatic accidentals |
| modern accidental style | Automatic accidentals |
| modern accidental style | Automatic accidentals |
| modern style accidental | Automatic accidentals |
| modern transcription of Gregorian music | Selected Snippets |
| modern-cautionary | Automatic accidentals |
| modern-cautionary accidental style | Automatic accidentals |
| modern-cautionary accidental style | Automatic accidentals |
| modern-voice | Automatic accidentals |
| modern-voice-cautionary | Automatic accidentals |
| modern-voice-cautionary accidental style | Automatic accidentals |
| moderntab clef | Custom tablatures |
| modifier, in chord | Common chords |
| Modifying context properties | See also |
| movements, multiple | 3.1.2 Multiple scores in a book |
| Moving objects | Text alignment |
| Moving objects | See also |
| multi-line comment | 3.1.1 Structure of a score |
| multi-line comment | 3.1.5 File structure |
| multi-line markup | Text alignment |
| multi-line text | Text alignment |
| multi-measure notes, contracting | Compressing empty measures |
| multi-measure notes, expanding | Compressing empty measures |
| multi-measure rest | See also |
| multi-measure rest, and fingerings | See also |
| multi-measure rest, attaching fermata | Full measure rests |
| multi-measure rest, attaching text | Full measure rests |
| multi-measure rest, length | Selected Snippets |
| multi-measure rest, markup | Selected Snippets |
| multi-measure rest, numbering | Selected Snippets |
| multi-measure rest, positioning | Selected Snippets |
| multi-measure rest, script | Full measure rests |
| multi-measure rest, style | Selected Snippets |
| multi-measure rest, with markup | Full measure rests |
| multi-measure rest, within text, by log and dot-count | A.11.4 Music |
| multi-measure rest, within text, by string | A.11.4 Music |
| multi-measure rests, contracting | Compressing empty measures |
| multi-measure rests, expanding | Compressing empty measures |
| multi-note acciaccatura | Known issues and warnings |
| multi-page markup | Multi-page markup |
| multi-voice accidental | Automatic accidentals |
| MultiMeasureRest | See also |
| MultiMeasureRest | See also |
| MultiMeasureRestNumber | See also |
| MultiMeasureRestNumber | See also |
| MultiMeasureRestScript | Full measure rests |
| MultiMeasureRestScript | See also |
| MultiMeasureRestText | Full measure rests |
| MultiMeasureRestText | See also |
| multiple dynamic marks, on one note | Dynamics |
| Multiple notes at once | See also |
| multiple phrasing slurs | Phrasing slurs |
| multiple slurs | Slurs |
| multiple voices | Collision resolution |
| Music classes | See also |
| Music definitions | 5.2.1 Navigating the program reference |
| Music expressions explained | See also |
| music fragment | 3.4 Controlling output |
| Music functions | 5.6 Using music functions |
| Music functions | See also |
| music glyph | Rehearsal marks |
| music, beginners’ | Easy notation note heads |
| music, inside markup | Music notation inside markup |
| music, unmetered | Time administration |
| musica ficta | Annotational accidentals (musica ficta) |
| musical cue | Musical cues |
| musical theatre | 2.1.6 Opera and stage musicals |
| musicological analysis | Analysis brackets |
| musicQuotes | parser variable |
| mutable object | mutable |
| mutable property | mutable |
| mute bongo | Ancient scripts |
| mute conga | Ancient scripts |
| mute timbale | Ancient scripts |
| muted note, percussion | Ghost notes |
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