Re: Convert Scheme symbol to pitch

[David Kastrup]

address@hidden writes:

> Is it possible to convert a symbol (such as `'bes'`) to a pitch (in
> this case `(ly:make-pitch 1 0 0)`)? I know you can do `#{ bes' #}` to
> get a pitch, but that only appears to work for constants.
>
> Or, for a more general question: is there some way to eval() a string
> as Lilypond code?

In newer 2.19 versions

(ly:parse-string-expression (ly:parser-clone) "bes'")

In older versions, ly:parser-clone may need an argument and in most
user-level uses just writing  parser  will likely work as such an
argument.

-- 
David Kastrup