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LaTeX Music Typesetting: Sheet Music and Musical Notation

Introduction

LaTeX can typeset sheet music through specialized packages. MusiXTeX provides comprehensive music notation capabilities.

This guide covers music typesetting in LaTeX.

MusiXTeX Basics

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{musixtex}

\begin{document}

\begin{music}
\startextract
\notes \ha{c}\qa{c}\hu{g}
\zq{N}{c}\qu{c}\zq{N}{d}\qu{e}
\zq{N}{f}\zq{N}{g}\zq{N}{a}\qu{b}
\wendextract
\end{music}

\end{document}

Notes and Rests

\qu{ } % quarter note
\ha{ } % half note
\wa{ } % whole note
\qa{ } % eighth note
\ca{ } % sixteenth note

\hu{ } % half rest
\qu{ } % quarter rest

Clefs and Keys

\clef treble
\clef bass
\clef alto

\signature{1}
\signature{2}

Conclusion

MusiXTeX enables music notation in LaTeX. For simpler needs, consider lilypond or external tools.

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