| Index Entry | Section |
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| S | | |
| s | Invisible rests |
| Sacred Harp note head | Shape note heads |
| SATB | 2.1.5 Choral |
| scalable vector graphics output | 3.4.3 Alternative output formats |
| scaling duration | Scaling durations |
| scaling markup | A.11.3 Graphic |
| scaling text | A.11.2 Align |
| Scheme object | smob |
| Scheme tutorial | |
| Scheme variable | parser variable |
| Scheme, pure container | 5.5.6 Unpure-pure containers |
| Scheme, unpure container | 5.5.6 Unpure-pure containers |
| scordatura | See also |
| Score | See also |
| Score | A.17 All context properties |
| Score | A.17 All context properties |
| Score is a (single) compound musical expression | See also |
| score, inside markup | Music notation inside markup |
| score, vocal, adding cues | Selected Snippets |
| score-markup-spacing | List of flexible vertical spacing \paper variables |
| score-system-spacing | List of flexible vertical spacing \paper variables |
| Scores and parts | 3.3.1 Including LilyPond files |
| Scores and parts | See also |
| scoreTitleMarkup | Custom layout for titles |
| Scottish highland bagpipe | Bagpipe definitions |
| Script | Articulations and ornamentations |
| Script | See also |
| Script | See also |
| script, on multi-measure rest | Full measure rests |
| script, vertical ordering | Selected Snippets |
| ScriptEvent | See also |
| scripts | A.14 List of articulations |
| Script_engraver | See also |
| seconda volta | 1.4.1 Long repeats |
| section parts | 1.6.3 Writing parts |
| selecting font size (notation) | Selecting notation font size |
| self-alignment-interface | 5.2.2 Layout interfaces |
| self-alignment-interface | 5.5.1 Aligning objects |
| self-alignment-X | Within-system spacing properties |
| semai | See also |
| semai form | Arabic time signatures |
| semi-flat | Accidentals |
| semi-flat | Note names in other languages |
| semi-flat symbol, appearance | Arabic note names |
| semi-sharp | Accidentals |
| semi-sharp | Note names in other languages |
| semi-transparent colors | Coloring objects |
| separate text | Separate text |
| sesqui-flat | Note names in other languages |
| sesqui-sharp | Note names in other languages |
| set-global-fonts | Entire document fonts |
| set-global-staff-size | 4.2.2 Setting the staff size |
| setting extent of text object | A.11.7 Other |
| setting horizontal text alignment | A.11.2 Align |
| Setting simple songs | References for vocal music |
| Setting simple songs | See also |
| setting subscript, in standard font size | A.11.1 Font |
| setting superscript, in standard font size | A.11.1 Font |
| seventh chord | Common chords |
| shape note | Shape note heads |
| shaping slurs and ties | Specifying displacements from current control points |
| shared property | immutable |
| sharp | See also |
| sharp, double | Accidentals |
| shift note | Collision resolution |
| shift rest, automatic | Collision resolution |
| shift symbol, accordion | Discant symbols |
| shifting voice | Collision resolution |
| short fermata | Articulations and ornamentations |
| short fermata | Ornament scripts |
| short-indent | Instrument names |
| short-indent | \paper variables for shifts and indents |
| shortened volta brackets | Selected Snippets |
| show-available-fonts | Single entry fonts |
| showFirstLength | 3.4.2 Skipping corrected music |
| showFirstLength | parser variable |
| showLastLength | 3.4.2 Skipping corrected music |
| showLastLength | parser variable |
| side-position-interface | 5.2.2 Layout interfaces |
| side-position-interface | 5.5.1 Aligning objects |
| sidestick | Ancient scripts |
| sidestick | Ancient scripts |
| sign, coda | Rehearsal marks |
| sign, coda | Articulations and ornamentations |
| sign, coda | Instrument-specific scripts |
| sign, conducting | Selected Snippets |
| sign, segno | Rehearsal marks |
| sign, segno | Articulations and ornamentations |
| sign, segno | Instrument-specific scripts |
| sign, segno, with repeats | Normal repeats |
| sign, snappizzicato | Articulations and ornamentations |
| sign, snappizzicato | Fermata scripts |
| sign, variant coda | Articulations and ornamentations |
| sign, variant coda | Instrument-specific scripts |
| sign, ‘segno’ | Bar lines |
| signature, polymetric | Polymetric notation |
| sikah | See also |
| silenced note, percussion | Ghost notes |
| simile | See also |
| simple text string | A.11.1 Font |
| simple text string, with tie characters | A.11.4 Music |
| simultaneous notes and accidentals | See also |
| simultaneous phrasing slurs | Phrasing slurs |
| simultaneous slurs | Slurs |
| singer name | Adding singers’ names to stanzas |
| single staff with bracket or brace | Selected Snippets |
| single-line comment | 3.1.1 Structure of a score |
| single-line comment | 3.1.5 File structure |
| single-staff polyphony | Single-staff polyphony |
| Size of objects | See also |
| skip | Invisible rests |
| skip typesetting | 3.4.2 Skipping corrected music |
| skipBars | Compressing empty measures |
| SkipMusic | See also |
| skipping notes in lyrics | Repeats with alternative endings |
| skipTypesetting | 3.4.2 Skipping corrected music |
| slashChordSeparator | Customizing chord names |
| slashed digit | A.11.7 Other |
| slashed note head | Improvisation |
| slashed stem | Selected Snippets |
| Slash_repeat_engraver | See also |
| slide, in tablature notation | Selected Snippets |
| slope, ottava spanner, modification | Selected Snippets |
| slur | See also |
| Slur | See also |
| Slur | See also |
| slur style | Slurs |
| slur, above notes | Slurs |
| slur, and repeats | Known issues and warnings |
| slur, below notes | Slurs |
| slur, dashed | Slurs |
| slur, dashed phrasing | Phrasing slurs |
| slur, defining dash patterns | Slurs |
| slur, defining dash patterns | Selected Snippets |
| slur, defining dash patterns for phrasing | Phrasing slurs |
| slur, dotted | Slurs |
| slur, dotted phrasing | Phrasing slurs |
| slur, for tuplets | Tuplets |
| slur, half dashed and half solid | Slurs |
| slur, half solid and half dashed phrasing | Phrasing slurs |
| slur, manual placement | Slurs |
| slur, modifying | Modifying ties and slurs |
| slur, multiple | Slurs |
| slur, multiple phrasing | Phrasing slurs |
| slur, phrasing | Slurs |
| slur, phrasing | Phrasing slurs |
| slur, phrasing, defining dash patterns | Phrasing slurs |
| slur, simultaneous | Slurs |
| slur, simultaneous phrasing | Phrasing slurs |
| slur, solid | Slurs |
| slur, text markup inside | Selected Snippets |
| slur-event | Quoting other voices |
| slurs, double, for legato chords | Selected Snippets |
| smaller note | Formatting cue notes |
| smob | smob |
| snap pizzicato | Snap (Bartók) pizzicato |
| snare | Ancient scripts |
| Solesmes | 2.9.1 Overview of the supported styles |
| solid slur | Slurs |
| solo part | Automatic part combining |
| Songs | See also |
| Songs | See also |
| soprano clef | Clef |
| soprano clef | A.10 Clef styles |
| sos. | Piano pedals |
| sostenuto pedal | Piano pedals |
| SostenutoEvent | See also |
| SostenutoPedal | See also |
| SostenutoPedalLineSpanner | See also |
| sound | 3.5 Creating MIDI output |
| Southern Harmony note head | Shape note heads |
| space, between staves | 4.4.1 Flexible vertical spacing within systems |
| space, in lyrics | Entering lyrics |
| space, in lyrics | Multiple syllables to one note |
| space, inside systems | 4.4.1 Flexible vertical spacing within systems |
| spacer note | Invisible rests |
| spacer rest | Invisible rests |
| spacing | 4.5.1 Horizontal spacing overview |
| spacing lyrics | Placing syllables horizontally |
| spacing section, new | 4.5.2 New spacing section |
| spacing, display of layout | 4.6.1 Displaying spacing |
| spacing, horizontal | 4.5 Horizontal spacing |
| spacing, vertical | 4.4 Vertical spacing |
| spacing-spanner-interface | A.18 Layout properties |
| spacing-spanner-interface | A.18 Layout properties |
| SpacingSpanner | 4.5.1 Horizontal spacing overview |
| SpacingSpanner | 4.5.1 Horizontal spacing overview |
| SpacingSpanner | See also |
| SpacingSpanner | See also |
| span bar | Bar lines |
| SpanBar | See also |
| spanner, modifying | Using \alterBroken |
| Span_stem_engraver | Selected Snippets |
| special arpeggio symbol | Arpeggio |
| special character | 3.3.3 Special characters |
| special character, in markup mode | Text markup introduction |
| special note head | Special note heads |
| splash cymbal | Ancient scripts |
| splice into tagged music | Using tags |
| splitting notes | Automatic note splitting |
| splitting rests | Automatic note splitting |
| Sprechgesang | Spoken music |
| square bracket, at start of staff group | Selected Snippets |
| square neumes ligature | Gregorian square neume ligatures |
| staccatissimo | Articulations and ornamentations |
| staccato | See also |
| stacking text in a column | A.11.2 Align |
| staff | See also |
| Staff | See also |
| Staff | See also |
| staff | See also |
| Staff | See also |
| staff | See also |
| Staff | See also |
| Staff | See also |
| Staff | See also |
| Staff | See also |
| Staff | See also |
| Staff | 4.5.1 Horizontal spacing overview |
| Staff | A.17 All context properties |
| staff change, automatic | Changing staff automatically |
| staff change, manual | Changing staff manually |
| staff distance | 4.4.1 Flexible vertical spacing within systems |
| staff group | Grouping staves |
| staff group, with square bracket at start | Selected Snippets |
| staff initiation | Instantiating new staves |
| staff instantiation | Instantiating new staves |
| staff line, modifying | Staff symbol |
| staff line, stopping and starting | Staff symbol |
| staff size, setting | 4.2.2 Setting the staff size |
| staff switching | Staff-change lines |
| staff symbol | Staff symbol |
| staff symbol, setting of | 5.4.5 Staff symbol properties |
| staff, choir | Grouping staves |
| staff, drum | Instantiating new staves |
| staff, empty | Hiding staves |
| staff, Frenched | Ossia staves |
| staff, grand | Grouping staves |
| staff, hiding | Hiding staves |
| staff, keyboard instruments | References for keyboards |
| staff, keyed instruments | References for keyboards |
| staff, metronome mark below | Selected Snippets |
| staff, multiple | Grouping staves |
| staff, nested | Nested staff groups |
| staff, new | Instantiating new staves |
| staff, percussion | Instantiating new staves |
| staff, piano | Grouping staves |
| staff, piano | References for keyboards |
| staff, resizing of | Ossia staves |
| staff, single | Instantiating new staves |
| staff, single, with bracket or brace | Selected Snippets |
| staff-affinity | Within-system spacing properties |
| staff-change line | Staff-change lines |
| staff-padding | Selected Snippets |
| staff-staff-spacing | Within-system spacing properties |
| staff-symbol-interface | See also |
| Staff.midiInstrument | 3.5.9 Enhancing MIDI output |
| StaffGroup | Known issues and warnings |
| StaffGroup | See also |
| StaffGroup | See also |
| staffgroup-staff-spacing | Within-system spacing properties |
| StaffGrouper | See also |
| StaffGrouper | Within-system spacing properties |
| StaffGrouper | See also |
| StaffGrouper | See also |
| StaffGrouper | 5.3.7 Modifying alists |
| StaffSpacing | See also |
| StaffSymbol | See also |
| StaffSymbol | See also |
| StaffSymbol | See also |
| Staff_collecting_engraver | Selected Snippets |
| Staff_symbol_engraver | Hiding staves |
| standalone text | Separate text |
| standard font size (notation) | Understanding the fontSize property |
| stanza number | Adding stanza numbers |
| StanzaNumber | See also |
| start of system | Grouping staves |
| start repeat | Manual repeat marks |
| start-repeat | Manual repeat marks |
| startAcciaccaturaMusic | Selected Snippets |
| startAppoggiaturaMusic | Selected Snippets |
| startGraceMusic | Selected Snippets |
| staves | See also |
| staves, divisi | Hiding staves |
| stem | Stems |
| Stem | See also |
| Stem | See also |
| Stem | Properties which may be offset |
| stem, automatic direction on center line | Selected Snippets |
| stem, cross-staff | Selected Snippets |
| stem, default direction on center line | Selected Snippets |
| stem, direction | Stems |
| stem, down | Stems |
| stem, in tablature | Selected Snippets |
| stem, invisible | Stems |
| stem, neutral | Stems |
| stem, up | Stems |
| stem, with slash | Selected Snippets |
| stem-interface | See also |
| stem-spacing-correction | 4.5.1 Horizontal spacing overview |
| stemLeftBeamCount | Manual beams |
| stemLeftBeamCount | Selected Snippets |
| stemRightBeamCount | Manual beams |
| stemRightBeamCount | Selected Snippets |
| Stem_engraver | See also |
| Stem_engraver | See also |
| stencil | stencil |
| stencil, removing | Removing the stencil |
| stereo balance in MIDI | 3.5.8 Context properties for MIDI effects |
| stopAcciaccaturaMusic | Selected Snippets |
| stopAppoggiaturaMusic | Selected Snippets |
| stopGraceMusic | Selected Snippets |
| strict spacing and grace notes | Selected Snippets |
| strict-beat beaming | Selected Snippets |
| strictBeatBeaming | Selected Snippets |
| string number | Bowing indications |
| string number | String number indications |
| string numbers, orientation | Selected Snippets |
| String quartet templates | References for unfretted strings |
| String quartet templates | See also |
| string vs. fingering number | String number indications |
| string, indicating open | Bowing indications |
| StringNumber | See also |
| stringNumberOrientations | Selected Snippets |
| strings, orchestral | 2.3 Unfretted string instruments |
| strings, writing for | 2.3 Unfretted string instruments |
| stringTunings | Custom tablatures |
| stringTunings | Predefined fret diagrams |
| stroke finger, orientation | Selected Snippets |
| StrokeFinger | See also |
| strokeFingerOrientations | Selected Snippets |
| strokeFingerOrientations | Selected Snippets |
| Structure of a note entry | A.14 List of articulations |
| strumming rhythm, showing | Showing melody rhythms |
| strumming rhythm, showing | Selected Snippets |
| Style sheets | Using global settings |
| Style sheets | See also |
| style, bar number | Selected Snippets |
| style, double repeat for volta | Selected Snippets |
| style, measure number | Selected Snippets |
| style, multi-measure rests | Selected Snippets |
| style, note heads | Special note heads |
| style, rehearsal mark | Rehearsal marks |
| style, rests | Selected Snippets |
| style, slur | Slurs |
| style, text dynamics | Selected Snippets |
| style, voice | Voice styles |
| subbass clef | Clef |
| subbass clef | A.10 Clef styles |
| subdivideBeams | Selected Snippets |
| subdividing beams | Selected Snippets |
| subscript | Selecting font and font size |
| subscript text | A.11.1 Font |
| suggestAccidentals | Selected Snippets |
| suggestAccidentals | Annotational accidentals (musica ficta) |
| superscript | Selecting font and font size |
| superscript text | A.11.1 Font |
| suppressing repeated chords | Selected Snippets |
| suppressing repeated chords | Selected Snippets |
| sus | Extended and altered chords |
| sustain pedal | Piano pedals |
| sustain pedal style | Piano pedals |
| SustainEvent | See also |
| SustainPedal | See also |
| SustainPedalLineSpanner | See also |
| SVG output | 3.4.3 Alternative output formats |
| swing script | The ‘swing’ script |
| swing.ly | The ‘swing’ script |
| switching font | Selecting font and font size |
| syllable duration, automatic | Automatic syllable durations |
| symbol, breath mark, changing | Selected Snippets |
| symbol, major seven | Predefined commands |
| symbol, non-musical | Graphic notation inside markup |
| syntax, markup | Text markup introduction |
| system | Grouping staves |
| system separator mark | Separating systems |
| system start delimiter | Grouping staves |
| system start delimiter, nested | Nested staff groups |
| system-count | \paper variables for line breaking |
| system-separator-markup | Miscellaneous \paper variables |
| system-system-spacing | List of flexible vertical spacing \paper variables |
| systems-per-page | \paper variables for line breaking |
| SystemStartBar | See also |
| SystemStartBar | See also |
| SystemStartBrace | See also |
| SystemStartBrace | See also |
| SystemStartBracket | See also |
| SystemStartBracket | See also |
| SystemStartSquare | See also |
| SystemStartSquare | See also |
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