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tags:
  - type/encyclopedia-entry
title: LilyPond
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# LilyPond

[LilyPond](https://lilypond.org) is a text-based [music engraving system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_engraving#Computer_music_engraving)
and [[computer-language]]
with syntax similar to [[latex]].

1. Install the latest version of LilyPond:

    ```
    winget install LilyPond.LilyPond.Unstable
    ```

2. Restart Obsidian

    ```lily
    \score{
    \relative c' {a}
    \layout {}
    }
    ```

[Beginner Manual](https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.23/Documentation/learning/index)

### Note Conversion

[Scientific pitch notation (SPN)]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_pitch_notation)
[Helmholtz pitch notation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmholtz_pitch_notation)

| SPN            | LilyPond | Frequency (hz) |
|:-------------- |:-------- | --------------:|
| C<sub>0</sub>  | c,,,     |          16.35 |
| C#<sub>0</sub> | cis,,,   |          17.32 |
| D<sub>0</sub>  | d,,,     |          18.35 |
| D#<sub>0</sub> | dis,,,   |          19.45 |
| E<sub>0</sub>  | e,,,     |          20.60 |
| F<sub>0</sub>  | f,,,     |          21.83 |
| F#<sub>0</sub> | fis,,,   |          23.12 |
| G<sub>0</sub>  | g,,,     |          24.50 |
| G#<sub>0</sub> | gis,,,   |          25.96 |
| A<sub>0</sub>  | a,,,     |          27.50 |
| A#<sub>0</sub> | ais,,,   |          29.14 |
| B<sub>0</sub>  | b,,,     |          30.87 |
| C<sub>1</sub>  | c,,      |          32.70 |
| C#<sub>1</sub> | cis,,    |          34.65 |
| D<sub>1</sub>  | d,,      |          36.71 |
| D#<sub>1</sub> | dis,,    |          38.89 |
| E<sub>1</sub>  | e,,      |          41.20 |
| F<sub>1</sub>  | f,,      |          43.65 |
| F#<sub>1</sub> | fis,,    |          46.25 |
| G<sub>1</sub>  | g,,      |          49.00 |
| G#<sub>1</sub> | gis,,    |          51.91 |
| A<sub>1</sub>  | a,,      |          55.00 |
| A#<sub>1</sub> | ais,,    |          58.27 |
| B<sub>1</sub>  | b,,      |          61.74 |
| C<sub>2</sub>  | c,       |          65.41 |
| C#<sub>2</sub> | cis,     |          69.30 |
| D<sub>2</sub>  | d,       |          73.42 |
| D#<sub>2</sub> | dis,     |          77.78 |
| E<sub>2</sub>  | e,       |          82.41 |
| F<sub>2</sub>  | f,       |          87.31 |
| F#<sub>2</sub> | fis,     |          92.50 |
| G<sub>2</sub>  | g,       |          98.00 |
| G#<sub>2</sub> | gis,     |         103.83 |
| A<sub>2</sub>  | a,       |         110.00 |
| A#<sub>2</sub> | ais,     |         116.54 |
| B<sub>2</sub>  | b,       |         123.47 |
| C<sub>3</sub>  | c        |         130.81 |
| C#<sub>3</sub> | cis      |         138.59 |
| D<sub>3</sub>  | d        |         146.83 |
| D#<sub>3</sub> | dis      |         155.56 |
| E<sub>3</sub>  | e        |         164.81 |
| F<sub>3</sub>  | f        |         174.61 |
| F#<sub>3</sub> | fis      |         185.00 |
| G<sub>3</sub>  | g        |         196.00 |
| G#<sub>3</sub> | gis      |         207.65 |
| A<sub>3</sub>  | a        |         220.00 |
| A#<sub>3</sub> | ais      |         233.08 |
| B<sub>3</sub>  | b        |         246.94 |
| C<sub>4</sub>  | c'       |         261.63 |
| C#<sub>4</sub> | cis'     |         277.18 |
| D<sub>4</sub>  | d'       |         293.66 |
| D#<sub>4</sub> | dis'     |         311.13 |
| E<sub>4</sub>  | e'       |         329.63 |
| F<sub>4</sub>  | f'       |         349.23 |
| F#<sub>4</sub> | fis'     |         369.99 |
| G<sub>4</sub>  | g'       |         392.00 |
| G#<sub>4</sub> | gis'     |         415.30 |
| A<sub>4</sub>  | a'       |         440.00 |
| A#<sub>4</sub> | ais'     |         466.16 |
| B<sub>4</sub>  | b'       |         493.88 |
| C<sub>5</sub>  | c''      |         523.25 |
| C#<sub>5</sub> | cis''    |         554.37 |
| D<sub>5</sub>  | d''      |         587.33 |
| D#<sub>5</sub> | dis''    |         622.25 |
| E<sub>5</sub>  | e''      |         659.25 |
| F<sub>5</sub>  | f''      |         698.46 |
| F#<sub>5</sub> | fis''    |         739.99 |
| G<sub>5</sub>  | g''      |         783.99 |
| G#<sub>5</sub> | gis''    |         830.61 |
| A<sub>5</sub>  | a''      |         880.00 |
| A#<sub>5</sub> | ais''    |         932.33 |
| B<sub>5</sub>  | b''      |         987.77 |
| C<sub>6</sub>  | c'''     |        1046.50 |
| C#<sub>6</sub> | cis'''   |        1108.73 |
| D<sub>6</sub>  | d'''     |        1174.66 |
| D#<sub>6</sub> | dis'''   |        1244.51 |
| E<sub>6</sub>  | e'''     |        1318.51 |
| F<sub>6</sub>  | f'''     |        1396.91 |
| F#<sub>6</sub> | fis'''   |        1479.98 |
| G<sub>6</sub>  | g'''     |        1567.98 |
| G#<sub>6</sub> | gis'''   |        1661.22 |
| A<sub>6</sub>  | a'''     |        1760.00 |
| A#<sub>6</sub> | ais'''   |        1864.66 |
| B<sub>6</sub>  | b'''     |        1975.53 |
| C<sub>7</sub>  | c''''    |        2093.00 |
| C#<sub>7</sub> | cis''''  |        2217.46 |
| D<sub>7</sub>  | d''''    |        2349.32 |
| D#<sub>7</sub> | dis''''  |        2489.02 |
| E<sub>7</sub>  | e''''    |        2637.02 |
| F<sub>7</sub>  | f''''    |        2793.83 |
| F#<sub>7</sub> | fis''''  |        2959.96 |
| G<sub>7</sub>  | g''''    |        3135.96 |
| G#<sub>7</sub> | gis''''  |        3322.44 |
| A<sub>7</sub>  | a''''    |        3520.00 |
| A#<sub>7</sub> | ais''''  |        3729.31 |
| B<sub>7</sub>  | b''''    |        3951.07 |
| C<sub>8</sub>  | c'''''   |        4186.01 |
| C#<sub>8</sub> | cis''''' |        4434.92 |
| D<sub>8</sub>  | d'''''   |        4698.63 |
| D#<sub>8</sub> | dis''''' |        4978.03 |
| E<sub>8</sub>  | e'''''   |        5274.04 |
| F<sub>8</sub>  | f'''''   |        5587.65 |
| F#<sub>8</sub> | fis''''' |        5919.91 |
| G<sub>8</sub>  | g'''''   |        6271.93 |
| G#<sub>8</sub> | gis''''' |        6644.88 |
| A<sub>8</sub>  | a'''''   |        7040.00 |
| A#<sub>8</sub> | ais''''' |        7458.62 |
| B<sub>8</sub>  | b'''''   |        7902.13 |