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Lemzwerg at 06:40, 14 December 2025

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	\book {		\book { % For the LilyPond documentation.
	\score {		\score {
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Lemzwerg at 06:39, 14 December 2025

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Jean Abou Samra: Replace version="2.24.0" with version="2.24" now that the LilyWiki extension supports auto-selecting the latest release in a stable series

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Replace version="2.24.0" with version="2.24" now that the LilyWiki extension supports auto-selecting the latest release in a stable series

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	This is quite an advanced template, for a jazz ensemble. Note that all instruments are notated in <code>\key c \major</code>. This refers to the key in concert pitch; the key will be automatically transposed if the music is within a <code>\transpose</code> section.		This is quite an advanced template, for a jazz ensemble. Note that all instruments are notated in <code>\key c \major</code>. This refers to the key in concert pitch; the key will be automatically transposed if the music is within a <code>\transpose</code> section.

	<lilypond version="2.24.0" full>		<lilypond version="2.24" full>
	\header {		\header {
	title = "Song"		title = "Song"

Jean Abou Samra: Import snippet from LSR

2025-10-26T22:40:42Z

Import snippet from LSR

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This is quite an advanced template, for a jazz ensemble. Note that all instruments are notated in <code>\key c \major</code>. This refers to the key in concert pitch; the key will be automatically transposed if the music is within a <code>\transpose</code> section.

<lilypond version="2.24.0" full>
\header {
title = "Song"
subtitle = "(tune)"
composer = "Me"
meter = "moderato"
piece = "Swing"
tagline = \markup {
\column {
"LilyPond example file by Amelie Zapf,"
"Berlin 07/07/2003"
}
}
}
% To make the example display in the documentation
\paper {
paper-width = 130
}
%#(set-global-staff-size 16)
\include "english.ly"

%%%%%%%%%%%% Some macros %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

sl = {
\override NoteHead.style = #'slash
\hide Stem
}
nsl = {
\revert NoteHead.style
\undo \hide Stem
}
crOn = \override NoteHead.style = #'cross
crOff = \revert NoteHead.style

%% insert chord name style stuff here.

jazzChords = { }

%%%%%%%%%%%% Keys'n'thangs %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

global = { \time 4/4 }

Key = { \key c \major }

% ############ Horns ############

% ------ Trumpet ------
trpt = \transpose c d \relative c'' {
\Key
c1 | c | c |
}
trpHarmony = \transpose c' d {
\jazzChords
}
trumpet = {
\global
\clef treble
<<
\trpt
>>
}

% ------ Alto Saxophone ------
alto = \transpose c a \relative c' {
\Key
c1 | c | c |
}
altoHarmony = \transpose c' a {
\jazzChords
}
altoSax = {
\global
\clef treble
<<
\alto
>>
}

% ------ Baritone Saxophone ------
bari = \transpose c a' \relative c {
\Key
c1
c1
\sl
d4^"Solo" d d d
\nsl
}
bariHarmony = \transpose c' a \chordmode {
\jazzChords s1 s d2:maj e:m7
}
bariSax = {
\global
\clef treble
<<
\bari
>>
}

% ------ Trombone ------
tbone = \relative c {
\Key
c1 | c | c
}
tboneHarmony = \chordmode {
\jazzChords
}
trombone = {
\global
\clef bass
<<
\tbone
>>
}

% ############ Rhythm Section #############

% ------ Guitar ------
gtr = \relative c'' {
\Key
c1
\sl
b4 b b b
\nsl
c1
}
gtrHarmony = \chordmode {
\jazzChords
s1 c2:min7+ d2:maj9
}
guitar = {
\global
\clef treble
<<
\gtr
>>
}

%% ------ Piano ------
rhUpper = \relative c'' {
\voiceOne
\Key
c1 | c | c
}
rhLower = \relative c' {
\voiceTwo
\Key
e1 | e | e
}

lhUpper = \relative c' {
\voiceOne
\Key
g1 | g | g
}
lhLower = \relative c {
\voiceTwo
\Key
c1 | c | c
}

PianoRH = {
\clef treble
\global
<<
\new Voice = "one" \rhUpper
\new Voice = "two" \rhLower
>>
}
PianoLH = {
\clef bass
\global
<<
\new Voice = "one" \lhUpper
\new Voice = "two" \lhLower
>>
}

piano = {
<<
\new Staff = "upper" \PianoRH
\new Staff = "lower" \PianoLH
>>
}

% ------ Bass Guitar ------
Bass = \relative c {
\Key
c1 | c | c
}
bass = {
\global
\clef bass
<<
\Bass
>>
}

% ------ Drums ------
up = \drummode {
\voiceOne
hh4 <hh sn> hh <hh sn>
hh4 <hh sn> hh <hh sn>
hh4 <hh sn> hh <hh sn>
}
down = \drummode {
\voiceTwo
bd4 s bd s
bd4 s bd s
bd4 s bd s
}

drumContents = {
\global
<<
\new DrumVoice \up
\new DrumVoice \down
>>
}

%%%%%%%%% It All Goes Together Here %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\score {
<<
\new StaffGroup = "horns" <<
\new Staff = "trumpet" \with { instrumentName = "Trumpet" }
\trumpet
\new Staff = "altosax" \with { instrumentName = "Alto Sax" }
\altoSax
\new ChordNames = "barichords" \with { instrumentName = "Trumpet" }
\bariHarmony
\new Staff = "barisax" \with { instrumentName = "Bari Sax" }
\bariSax
\new Staff = "trombone" \with { instrumentName = "Trombone" }
\trombone
>>

\new StaffGroup = "rhythm" <<
\new ChordNames = "chords" \gtrHarmony
\new Staff = "guitar" \with { instrumentName = "Guitar" }
\guitar
\new PianoStaff = "piano" \with {
instrumentName = "Piano"
midiInstrument = "acoustic grand"
}
\piano
\new Staff = "bass" \with { instrumentName = "Bass" }
\bass
\new DrumStaff \with { instrumentName = "Drums" }
\drumContents
>>
>>
\layout {
\context { \Staff \RemoveEmptyStaves }
\context {
\Score
\override BarNumber.padding = 3
\override RehearsalMark.padding = 2
skipBars = ##t
}
}
\midi { }
}
</lilypond>

[[Category:Template]]
[[Category:Keyboards]]
[[Category:Percussion]]
[[Category:Fretted strings]]
[[Category:Included in the official documentation]]
[[Category:Real music]]