Frescobaldi

About Frescobaldi

Frescobaldi is a desktop editor for creating scores with LilyPond. Write a few bars of notation, compile the score and compare the preview with the source you wrote. The editor can help a musician learn how notation commands correspond to the resulting layout. It relies on LilyPond for rendering, so check which executable and version the application uses. Test one page with the details you need, such as multiple voices or instrument labels, before preparing a longer score. It suits people willing to maintain notation as source files and to check output by rendering it during the writing process.