On 12.12.2017 01:12, Chris Jones wrote:
One example I looked at when I got started on this used double "<< >>"
brackets to represent chords whereas the official lilypond documentation
recommends using single "< >" brackets.
How are they different in terms of lilypond's behaviour?
The official LilyPond documentation tends to be correct, especially if
you’re looking at the version corresponding to the program version
you’re using.
Chords are entered using <>. <<>> are used to wrap ‘simultaneous music’,
i.e. any number of music expressions that are going to be inserted in
parallel – whether it’s within one voice, multiple voices in a staff or
multiple staves/staff groups/… in a score.
This is such a fundamental concept that I have to say: you really should
work yourself through the Learning Manual from beginning to end. One
difference between LilyPond and other notation software with GUI is that
it’s unfortunately a really bad idea to learn it by trial and error.
There are several such fundamental concepts which you should get a grip
on to save yourself lots of grey hair.
The Learning Manual also explains how to use the other documentation
resources.
Best, Simon
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