Don't worry about all these questions, just click the Next button until you reach the "Select Packages" dialogue where you have to select the Lilypond package. If you wish, you could spend a few seconds choosing a download site that's close to you, but they should all give the same installation. To summarize, just follow the instructions at http://lilypond.org/web/download/windows.html.
You say you want the Brahms piano concerto, I guess you found Dirk Lattermans old page at http://www.alqualonde.de/lilypond.html. Unfortunately, LilyPond has evolved quite a bit from year 2000 when Dirk typed in this piece. Even though the LilyPond package includes a program convert-ly that can update an old input file to correspond to the current version of the program, you should be prepared to have to do significant manual work to just be able to process the files and get a decent output. On the other hand, you will learn lots about LilyPond on the way which may be very useful if you want to typeset any music yourself some day.
As an alternative, have you seen http://www.bh2000.net/score/orchbrah/?
/Mats
Karen Barrett wrote:
There are so many questions, & probably some I'm not aware of, so if you know how to do the above, please let me know. I would very much like to download the Brahms piano concerto #1 in Dm Op 15 --
Installation -- for "root directory", is <C:/DRIVERS> OK?
For "default text file type", my internet subscription service (Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL)) says I can't use UNIX because it won't work with MS Windows and DOS would seem potentially problematic for MS XP Professional Windows. So - what to do here?
On "local package directory" -- which one's appropriate for me? Why would I need all that stuff? Is "current" right? what would work here?
Shouldd I choose "direct connection"?
For download site -- which one works? I didn't choose sites with ftp because I wondered about a UNIX connection. http sites were immediately regurgigated by this monster.
On one of my trips on this "merry"-go-round, 6 folders named bin, etc, lib, tmp, usr and var appeared on my desktop along with 3 more Cygwin icons -- 1) dimensions 72 x 72 6.85KB, on dbl right click it made a blank window with a Cygwin icon in the middle and a little toolbar row on the bottom; 2) on double right click, this one flashed very quickly off; 3) "type MS-DOS Batch File Size: 95 bytes A right click produced properties, general, compatibility tabs. I followed the compatibility instructions for windows and wound up with the plethora of sites from which to choose "get software from". which one?
So, if you would send me directions applicable to my situation to install, download and use this lilypond/cygwin software that any dummy such as moi could use, I would much appreciate it. thank you
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