Re: syntax question

[V!ctor Adán]

good question. I found this in the docs:
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond-big-page#Contexts-explained

"The Master Of All Contexts ==========================
* Score This is the top level notation context. No other context can contain a Score context. This context handles the administration of time signatures. It also makes sure that items such as clefs, time signatures, and key-signatures are aligned across staves. You cannot explicitly instantiate a Score context (since it is not contained in any other context). It is instantiated automatically when an output definition (a \score or \layout block) is processed. (it should also be made clear somewhere what the difference is between \score and \Score)."

If I understand correctly, Score is a context. It is what we use inside a \layout{ } block to define Score context properties, while \score is a block delimiter (topmost _expression_) just like \layout{ } and \book{ } are. See http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond-big-page#File-structure

Not sure why the docs say "You cannot explicitly instantiate a Score context..." though. What does this mean? The following works without Lilypond complaining:

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\version "2.11.45"

\new Score {
   \new Staff {
      \new Voice{ c'8  d' e' f' }
   }
}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

--Victor

On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 7:43 AM, Mats Bengtsson <address@hidden> wrote:

A \score{...} block is a syntactical construct, which internally creates a Score context (among others).
It is also possible to explicitly instantiate a Score context, but I don't really see the added value of
doing it (even though I seem to recall that there was some specific reason to introduce this possibility).

  /Mats

James E. Bailey wrote:

I don't quite understand what the difference between score and Score are. I'm sure this is discussed in some documentation somewhere, but I just don't know where to look. Can someone point me in the right direction?


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