Thank you everyone - very helpful.

On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 11:27 AM, David Kastrup <[email protected]> wrote:

> Mark Klenk <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > I am just learning Lilypond for the first time, and it seems quite
> powerful
> > although not at all intuitive.
> >
> > Thankfully, lilybin.com (v2.18.2) tells me *where* my errors are
> although
> > it requires some trial and error to fix.
> >
> > Having said that, it's really good - midi and pdf generation, and having
> > the spec be text is great (portability, future proofing).
> >
> > One problem I could not figure out is how to specify a suboctave treble
> > clef (the one with the little '8' below it). I tried \clef french, \clef
> > GG, to no avail.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
>
> When everything else fails, read the documentation.
>
> <http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/
> displaying-pitches#clef>
>
> By adding _8 or ^8 to the clef name, the clef is transposed one octave
> down or up respectively, and _15 and ^15 transpose by two octaves. Other
> integers can be used if required. Clef names containing non-alphabetic
> characters must be enclosed in quotes
>
>     \clef treble
>     c2 c
>     \clef "treble_8"
>     c2 c
>     \clef "bass^15"
>     c2 c
>     \clef "alto_2"
>     c2 c
>     \clef "G_8"
>     c2 c
>     \clef "F^5"
>     c2 c
>
> --
> David Kastrup
>
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