in Snippets - LilyPond

MIDI 485
Changing the tempo without a metronome mark
To change the tempo in MIDI output without printing anything, make the metronome mark
invisible.
\score {
\new Staff \relative c' {
\tempo 4 = 160
c4 e g b
c4 b d c
\set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t
\tempo 4 = 96
d,4 fis a cis
d4 cis e d
}
\layout { }
\midi { }
}
= 160
Demo MidiInstruments
Problem: How to know which midiInstrument would be best for your composition? Solution:
A LilyPond demo file.
\header {
title = "Demo of all midi sounds"
arranger = "Myself "
}
baseMelody = \relative c' {
c4.\mf g c16 b' c d
e16 d e f g4 g'4 r
R1
}
melody = {
\tempo 4 = 150
\baseMelody
}
\score {
\new Staff >
\layout { }
}
\score {
\new Staff