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+;;;; This file is part of LilyPond, the GNU music typesetter.
+;;;;
+;;;; Copyright (C) 1998--2022 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>
+;;;;                 Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
+;;;;
+;;;; LilyPond is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;;;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+;;;; (at your option) any later version.
+;;;;
+;;;; LilyPond is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;;;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;;
+;;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;;; along with LilyPond.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+;; TODO: should link back into user manual.
+
+(define-public music-descriptions
+  `(
+    (AbsoluteDynamicEvent
+     . ((description . "Create a dynamic mark.
+
+Syntax: @var{note}@code{\\x}, where @code{\\x} is a dynamic mark like
+@code{\\ppp} or @code{\\sfz}.  A complete list is in file
+@file{ly/@/dynamic-scripts-init.ly}.")
+        (types . (post-event event dynamic-event absolute-dynamic-event))
+        ))
+
+    (AdHocJumpEvent
+     . ((description . "Insert a @code{JumpScript}.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\jump} @var{markup}
+
+Example: @code{\\jump \"Gavotte I D.C.\"}")
+        (types . (ad-hoc-jump-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (AdHocMarkEvent
+     . ((description . "Insert markup as a rehearsal mark without advancing
+the rehearsal mark sequence.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\mark} @var{markup}
+
+Example: @code{\\mark \"A\"}")
+        (types . (ad-hoc-mark-event mark-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (AlternativeEvent
+     . ((description . "Create an alternative event.")
+        (types . (event alternative-event))
+        ))
+
+    (AnnotateOutputEvent
+     . ((description . "Print an annotation of an output element.")
+        (types . (event annotate-output-event post-event))
+        ))
+
+    (ApplyContext
+     . ((description . "Call the argument with the current context during
+interpreting phase.")
+        (types . (apply-context))
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:apply-context-iterator::constructor)
+        ))
+
+    (ApplyOutputEvent
+     . ((description . "Call the argument with all current grobs during
+interpreting phase.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\applyOutput #'@var{context} @var{func}}
+
+Arguments to @var{func} are 1.@tie{}the grob, 2.@tie{}the originating
+context, and 3.@tie{}the context where @var{func} is called.")
+        (types . (event apply-output-event))
+        ))
+
+    (ArpeggioEvent
+     . ((description . "Make an arpeggio on this note.
+
+Syntax: @w{@var{note}@code{-\\arpeggio}}")
+        (types . (post-event arpeggio-event event))
+        ))
+
+    ;; todo: use articulation-event for slur as well.
+    ;; separate non articulation scripts
+    (ArticulationEvent
+     . ((description . "Add an articulation marking to a note.
+
+Syntax: @var{note}@code{x}@code{y}, where @code{x} is a direction\
+\n(@code{^} for up or @code{_} for down), or LilyPond's choice\
+\n(no direction specified), and where @code{y} is an articulation\
+\n(such as @w{@code{-.}}, @w{@code{->}}, @code{\\tenuto}, @code{\\downbow}).
+See the Notation Reference for details.")
+        (types . (post-event event articulation-event script-event))
+        ))
+
+    (BarEvent
+     . ((description . "Force a bar line.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\bar @var{type}}
+
+Example: @code{\\bar \"!\"}")
+        (types . (bar-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (BarCheck
+     . ((description . "Check whether this music coincides with
+the start of the measure.")
+        (types . (bar-check))
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:bar-check-iterator::constructor)
+        ))
+
+    (BassFigureEvent
+     . ((description . "Print a bass-figure text.")
+        (types . (event rhythmic-event bass-figure-event))
+        ))
+
+    (BeamEvent
+     . ((description . "Start or stop a beam.
+
+Syntax for manual control: @code{c8-[ c c-] c8}")
+        (types . (post-event event beam-event span-event))
+        ))
+
+    (BeamForbidEvent
+     . ((description . "Specify that a note may not auto-beamed.")
+        (types . (post-event event beam-forbid-event))
+        ))
+
+    (BendSpanEvent
+     . ((description . "Used to signal where a bend spanner starts and stops.")
+        (types . (bend-span-event post-event span-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (BreakDynamicSpanEvent
+     . ((description . "End an alignment spanner for dynamics here.")
+        (types . (post-event break-span-event break-dynamic-span-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (BendAfterEvent
+     . ((description . "A drop/@/fall/@/doit jazz articulation.")
+        (types . (post-event bend-after-event event))))
+
+    (BreathingEvent
+     . ((description . "A short span of silence that shortens the previous note.
+
+Syntax: @var{note}@code{\\breathe}")
+
+        (types . (event breathing-event))
+        (midi-length . ,breathe::midi-length)))
+
+    (CaesuraEvent
+     . ((description . "A short span of silence that does not shorten the
+previous note.
+
+Syntax: @var{note}@code{\\caesura}")
+
+        (types . (caesura-event event))))
+
+    (ClusterNoteEvent
+     . ((description . "A note that is part of a cluster.")
+        ;; not a note-event, to ensure that Note_heads_engraver doesn't eat it.
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:rhythmic-music-iterator::constructor)
+        (types . (cluster-note-event melodic-event rhythmic-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (CodaMarkEvent
+     . ((description . "Add a coda mark.")
+        (types . (coda-mark-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (CompletizeExtenderEvent
+     . ((description . "Used internally to signal the end of a lyrics block to
+ensure extenders are completed correctly when a @code{Lyrics} context ends
+before its associated @code{Voice} context.")
+        (types . (completize-extender-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (ContextChange
+     . ((description . "Change staves in Piano staff.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\change Staff = @var{new-id}}")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:change-iterator::constructor)
+        (types . (translator-change-instruction))
+        ))
+
+    (ContextSpeccedMusic
+     . ((description . "Interpret the argument music within a
+specific context.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:context-specced-music-iterator::constructor)
+        (length-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::length-callback)
+        (start-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::start-callback)
+        (types . (context-specification music-wrapper-music))
+        ))
+
+    (CrescendoEvent
+     . ((description . "Begin or end a crescendo.
+
+Syntax: @var{note}@code{\\<} @dots{} @var{note}@code{\\!}
+
+An alternative syntax is @var{note}@code{\\cr} @dots{}
+@var{note}@code{\\endcr}.")
+        (types . (post-event span-event span-dynamic-event crescendo-event
+                             event))
+        ))
+
+    (DalSegnoEvent
+     . ((description . "Add a @emph{D.S.} or similar instruction.")
+        (types . (dal-segno-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (DecrescendoEvent
+     . ((description . "Begin or end a decrescendo.
+
+Syntax: @var{note}@code{\\>} @dots{} @var{note}@code{\\!}
+
+An alternative syntax is @var{note}@code{\\decr} @dots{}
+@var{note}@code{\\enddecr}.")
+        (types . (post-event span-event span-dynamic-event decrescendo-event
+                             event))
+        ))
+
+    (DoublePercentEvent
+     . ((description . "Used internally to signal double percent repeats.")
+        (types . (event double-percent-event rhythmic-event))
+        ))
+
+    (DurationLineEvent
+     . ((description . "Initiate a duration line.
+
+Syntax: @var{note}@code{\\-}")
+        (types . (duration-line-event post-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (EpisemaEvent
+     . ((description . "Begin or end an episema.")
+        (types . (post-event span-event event episema-event))
+        ))
+
+    (Event
+     . ((description . "Atomic music event.")
+        (types . (event))
+        ))
+
+    (EventChord
+     . ((description . "Explicitly entered chords.
+
+When iterated, @code{elements} are converted to events at the current
+timestep, followed by any @code{articulations}.  Per-chord postevents
+attached by the parser just follow any rhythmic events in
+@code{elements} instead of utilizing @code{articulations}.
+
+An unexpanded chord repetition @samp{q} is recognizable by having its
+duration stored in @code{duration}.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:event-chord-iterator::constructor)
+        (length-callback . ,ly:music-sequence::event-chord-length-callback)
+        (to-relative-callback .
+                              ,ly:music-sequence::event-chord-relative-callback)
+        (types . (event-chord simultaneous-music))
+        ))
+
+    (ExtenderEvent
+     . ((description . "Extend lyrics.")
+        (types . (post-event extender-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (FineEvent
+     . ((description . "End the performance, not necessarily at the
+written end of the music.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:fine-iterator::constructor)
+        (types . (fine-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (FingeringEvent
+     . ((description . "Specify what finger to use for this note.")
+        (types . (post-event fingering-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (FingerGlideEvent
+     . ((description . "Initiate a line connecting two equal fingerings.
+This line represents a finger gliding on a string.
+
+Syntax: @var{note}@code{\\glide}@code{-}@var{finger}")
+        (types . (finger-glide-event post-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (FootnoteEvent
+     . ((description . "Footnote a grob.")
+        (types . (event footnote-event))
+        ))
+
+    (GlissandoEvent
+     . ((description . "Start a glissando on this note.")
+        (types . (post-event glissando-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (GraceMusic
+     . ((description . "Interpret the argument as grace notes.")
+        (start-callback . ,ly:grace-music::start-callback)
+        (length . ,ZERO-MOMENT)
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:grace-iterator::constructor)
+        (types . (grace-music music-wrapper-music))
+        ))
+
+    (HarmonicEvent
+     . ((description . "Mark a note as harmonic.")
+        (types . (post-event event harmonic-event))
+        ))
+
+    (StaffHighlightEvent
+     . ((description . "Start or stop a staff highlight.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\staffHighlight}, @code{\\stopStaffHighlight}.")
+        (types . (staff-highlight-event span-event event))))
+
+    (HyphenEvent
+     . ((description . "A hyphen between lyric syllables.")
+        (types . (post-event hyphen-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (KeyChangeEvent
+     . ((description . "Change the key signature.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\key} @var{name} @var{scale}")
+        (to-relative-callback . ,(lambda (x p) p))
+        (types . (key-change-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (LabelEvent
+     . ((description . "Place a bookmarking label.")
+        (types . (label-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (LaissezVibrerEvent
+     . ((description . "Don't damp this chord.
+
+Syntax: @var{note}@code{\\laissezVibrer}")
+        (types . (post-event event laissez-vibrer-event))
+        ))
+
+    (LigatureEvent
+     . ((description . "Start or end a ligature.")
+        (types . (span-event ligature-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (LineBreakEvent
+     . ((description . "Allow, forbid or force a line break.")
+        (types . (line-break-event break-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (LyricCombineMusic
+     . ((description . "Align lyrics to the start of notes.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\lyricsto} @var{voicename} @var{lyrics}")
+        (length . ,INF-MOMENT)
+        (types . (lyric-combine-music))
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:lyric-combine-music-iterator::constructor)
+        ))
+
+    (LyricEvent
+     . ((description . "A lyric syllable.  Must be entered in lyrics mode,
+i.e., @code{\\lyrics @{ twinkle4 twinkle4 @} }.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:rhythmic-music-iterator::constructor)
+        (types . (rhythmic-event lyric-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (MeasureSpannerEvent
+     . ((description . "Used to signal the start and end of a measure
+spanner.")
+        (types . (measure-spanner-event span-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (MeasureCounterEvent
+     . ((description . "Used to signal the start and end of a measure count.")
+        (types . (measure-counter-event span-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (MultiMeasureArticulationEvent
+     . ((description . "Articulations on multi-measure rests.")
+        (types . (post-event event multi-measure-articulation-event))
+        ))
+
+    (MultiMeasureRestEvent
+     . ((description . "Used internally by @code{MultiMeasureRestMusic}
+to signal rests.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:rhythmic-music-iterator::constructor)
+        (types . (event rhythmic-event general-rest-event multi-measure-rest-event))
+        ))
+
+    (MultiMeasureRestMusic
+     . ((description . "Rests that may be compressed into
+multi-measure rests.
+
+Syntax: @code{R2.*4} for 4 measures in 3/4 time.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:sequential-iterator::constructor)
+        (elements-callback . ,mm-rest-child-list)
+        (types . (multi-measure-rest))
+        ))
+
+    (MultiMeasureTextEvent
+     . ((description . "Texts on multi-measure rests.
+
+Syntax: @code{R-\\markup @{ \\roman \"bla\" @}}
+
+Note the explicit font switch.")
+        (types . (post-event event multi-measure-text-event))
+        ))
+
+    (Music
+     . ((description . "Generic type for music expressions.")
+        (types . ())
+        ))
+
+    (NoteEvent
+     . ((description . "A note.
+
+Outside of chords, any events in @code{articulations} with a listener
+are broadcast like chord articulations, the others are retained.
+
+For iteration inside of chords, @xref{EventChord}.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:rhythmic-music-iterator::constructor)
+        (types . (event note-event rhythmic-event melodic-event))
+        ))
+
+    (NoteGroupingEvent
+     . ((description . "Start or stop grouping brackets.")
+        (types . (post-event event note-grouping-event))
+        ))
+
+    (OttavaEvent
+     . ((description . "Start or stop an ottava bracket.")
+        (types . (ottava-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (OverrideProperty
+     . ((description . "Extend the definition of a graphical object.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\override} [ @var{context} @code{.} ]
+@var{object} @var{property} @code{=} @var{value}")
+        (types . (layout-instruction-event override-property-event))
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:push-property-iterator::constructor)
+        (untransposable . #t)
+        ))
+
+    (PageBreakEvent
+     . ((description . "Allow, forbid or force a page break.")
+        (types . (break-event page-break-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (PageTurnEvent
+     . ((description . "Allow, forbid or force a page turn.")
+        (types . (break-event page-turn-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (PartialSet
+     . ((description . "Create an anacrusis or upbeat (partial measure).")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:partial-iterator::constructor)
+        ;; The length-callback is kind of cheesy since 'elements is
+        ;; empty.  We just use that in order to get a zero length
+        ;; for the overall timing in spite of having a non-zero
+        ;; duration field.
+        (length-callback . ,ly:music-sequence::cumulative-length-callback)
+        (types . (partial-set))
+        ))
+
+    (PartCombineMusic
+     . ((description . "Combine two parts on a staff, either merged or
+as separate voices.")
+        (length-callback . ,ly:music-sequence::maximum-length-callback)
+        (start-callback . ,ly:music-sequence::minimum-start-callback)
+        (types . (part-combine-music))
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:part-combine-iterator::constructor)
+        ))
+
+    (PercentEvent
+     . ((description . "Used internally to signal percent repeats.")
+        (types . (event percent-event rhythmic-event))
+        ))
+
+    (PercentRepeatedMusic
+     . ((description . "Repeats encoded by percents and slashes.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:percent-repeat-iterator::constructor)
+        (elements-callback . ,make-percent-set)
+        (start-callback .  ,ly:calculated-sequential-music::start)
+        (length-callback . ,ly:calculated-sequential-music::length)
+        (types . (repeated-music percent-repeated-music))
+        ))
+
+    (PesOrFlexaEvent
+     . ((description . "Within a ligature, mark the previous and the
+following note to form a pes (if melody goes up) or a flexa (if melody
+goes down).")
+        (types . (pes-or-flexa-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (PhrasingSlurEvent
+     . ((description . "Start or end phrasing slur.
+
+Syntax: @var{note}@code{\\(} and @var{note}@code{\\)}")
+        (types . (post-event span-event event phrasing-slur-event))
+        ))
+
+    (PostEvents
+     . ((description . "Container for several postevents.
+
+This can be used to package several events into a single one.  Should not be seen outside of the parser.")
+        (types . (post-event post-event-wrapper))))
+
+    (PropertySet
+     . ((description . "Set a context property.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\set @var{context}.@var{prop} = @var{scheme-val}}")
+        (types . (layout-instruction-event))
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:property-iterator::constructor)
+        (untransposable . #t)
+        ))
+
+    (PropertyUnset
+     . ((description . "Restore the default setting for a context
+property.  See @ref{PropertySet}.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\unset @var{context}.@var{prop}}")
+        (types . (layout-instruction-event))
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:property-unset-iterator::constructor)
+        ))
+
+    (QuoteMusic
+     . ((description . "Quote preprocessed snippets of music.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:music-wrapper-iterator::constructor)
+        (length-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::length-callback)
+        (start-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::start-callback)
+        (types . (music-wrapper-music))
+        ))
+
+    (RehearsalMarkEvent
+     . ((description . "Insert a rehearsal mark.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\mark} @var{marker}
+
+Example: @code{\\mark 3}")
+        (types . (rehearsal-mark-event mark-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (RelativeOctaveCheck
+     . ((description . "Check if a pitch is in the correct octave.")
+        (to-relative-callback . ,ly:relative-octave-check::relative-callback)
+        (types . (relative-octave-check))
+        ))
+
+    (RelativeOctaveMusic
+     . ((description . "Music in which the assignment of octaves is complete.")
+        (to-relative-callback . ,ly:relative-octave-music::relative-callback)
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:music-wrapper-iterator::constructor)
+        (length-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::length-callback)
+        (start-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::start-callback)
+        (types . (music-wrapper-music relative-octave-music))
+        ))
+
+    (RepeatSlashEvent
+     . ((description . "Used internally to signal beat repeats.")
+        (types . (event repeat-slash-event rhythmic-event))
+        ))
+
+    (RepeatTieEvent
+     . ((description . "Ties for starting a second volta bracket.")
+        (types . (post-event event repeat-tie-event))
+        ))
+
+    (RestEvent
+     . ((description . "A Rest.
+
+Syntax: @code{r4} for a quarter rest.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:rhythmic-music-iterator::constructor)
+        (types . (event rhythmic-event general-rest-event rest-event))
+        ))
+
+    (RevertProperty
+     . ((description . "The opposite of @ref{OverrideProperty}: remove a
+previously added property from a graphical object definition.")
+        (types . (layout-instruction-event))
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:pop-property-iterator::constructor)
+        ))
+
+    (ScriptEvent
+     . ((description . "Add an articulation mark to a note.")
+        (types . (event))
+        ))
+
+    (SectionEvent
+     . ((description . "Add a section division, which is typically written
+as a thin double bar line.")
+        (types . (section-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (SectionLabelEvent
+     . ((description . "Mark the beginning of a named passage.  Does
+not imply a section division.")
+        (types . (section-label-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (SegnoMarkEvent
+     . ((description . "Add a segno mark or bar line.")
+        (types . (segno-mark-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (SegnoRepeatedMusic
+     . ((description . "Repeats with alternatives placed sequentially and
+marked with segno, Coda, @emph{D.C.}, etc.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:volta-repeat-iterator::constructor)
+        (elements-callback . ,make-volta-set)
+        (start-callback .  ,ly:calculated-sequential-music::start)
+        (length-callback . ,ly:calculated-sequential-music::length)
+        (types . (segno-repeated-music folded-repeated-music repeated-music))
+        ))
+
+    (SequentialAlternativeMusic
+     . ((description . "Repeat alternatives in sequence.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\alternative @{ @var{alternatives} @}}")
+        (elements-callback . ,(lambda (m) (ly:music-property m 'elements)))
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:alternative-sequence-iterator::constructor)
+        (length-callback . ,ly:music-sequence::cumulative-length-callback)
+        (start-callback . ,ly:music-sequence::first-start-callback)
+        (types . (sequential-music sequential-alternative-music))
+        ))
+
+    (SequentialMusic
+     . ((description . "Music expressions concatenated.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\sequential @{ @dots{} @}} or simply @code{@{ @dots{} @}}")
+        (length-callback . ,ly:music-sequence::cumulative-length-callback)
+        (start-callback . ,ly:music-sequence::first-start-callback)
+        (elements-callback . ,(lambda (m) (ly:music-property m 'elements)))
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:sequential-iterator::constructor)
+        (types . (sequential-music))
+        ))
+
+    (SimultaneousMusic
+     . ((description . "Music playing together.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\simultaneous @{ @dots{} @}} or @code{<< @dots{} >>}")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:simultaneous-music-iterator::constructor)
+        (start-callback . ,ly:music-sequence::minimum-start-callback)
+        (length-callback . ,ly:music-sequence::maximum-length-callback)
+        (to-relative-callback .
+                              ,ly:music-sequence::simultaneous-relative-callback)
+        (types . (simultaneous-music))
+        ))
+
+    (SkipEvent
+     . ((description . "Filler that takes up duration, but does not
+print anything.
+
+Syntax: @code{s4} for a skip equivalent to a quarter rest.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:rhythmic-music-iterator::constructor)
+        (types . (event rhythmic-event skip-event))
+        ))
+
+    (SkipMusic
+     . ((description . "Filler that takes up duration, does not
+print anything, and also does not create staves or voices implicitly.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\skip} @var{duration}")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:simple-music-iterator::constructor)
+        (types . (event skip-event))
+        ))
+
+    (SkippedMusic
+     . ((description . "Filler that takes up duration, does not
+print anything, and also does not create staves or voices implicitly.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\skip} @var{music}")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:simple-music-iterator::constructor)
+        (length-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::length-callback)
+        (start-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::start-callback)
+        (types . (skipped-music music-wrapper-music))
+        ))
+
+    (SlurEvent
+     . ((description . "Start or end slur.
+
+Syntax: @var{note}@code{(} and @var{note}@code{)}")
+        (types . (post-event span-event event slur-event))
+        ))
+
+    (SoloOneEvent
+     . ((description . "Print @q{Solo@tie{}1}.")
+        (part-combine-status . solo1)
+        (types . (event part-combine-event solo-one-event))
+        ))
+
+    (SoloTwoEvent
+     . ((description . "Print @q{Solo@tie{}2}.")
+        (part-combine-status . solo2)
+        (types . (event part-combine-event solo-two-event))
+        ))
+
+    (SostenutoEvent
+     . ((description . "Depress or release sostenuto pedal.")
+        (types . (post-event event pedal-event sostenuto-event))
+        ))
+
+    (SpacingSectionEvent
+     . ((description . "Start a new spacing section.")
+        (types . (event spacing-section-event))))
+
+    (SpanEvent
+     . ((description . "Event for anything that is started at a
+different time than stopped.")
+        (types . (event))
+        ))
+
+    (StaffSpanEvent
+     . ((description . "Start or stop a staff symbol.")
+        (types . (event span-event staff-span-event))
+        ))
+
+    (StringNumberEvent
+     . ((description . "Specify on which string to play this note.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\@var{number}}")
+        (types . (post-event string-number-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (StrokeFingerEvent
+     . ((description . "Specify with which finger to pluck a string.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\rightHandFinger @var{text}}")
+        (types . (post-event stroke-finger-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (SustainEvent
+     . ((description . "Depress or release sustain pedal.")
+        (types . (post-event event pedal-event sustain-event))
+        ))
+
+    (TempoChangeEvent
+     . ((description . "A metronome mark or tempo indication.")
+        (types . (event tempo-change-event))
+        ))
+
+    (TextMarkEvent
+     . ((description . "A textual mark.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\textMark @var{markup}} or @code{\\textEndMark @var{markup}}.")
+        (types . (text-mark-event event))))
+
+    (TextScriptEvent
+     . ((description . "Print text.")
+        (types . (post-event script-event text-script-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (TextSpanEvent
+     . ((description . "Start a text spanner, for example, an
+octavation.")
+        (types . (post-event span-event event text-span-event))
+        ))
+
+    (TieEvent
+     . ((description . "A tie.
+
+Syntax: @w{@var{note}@code{-~}}")
+        (types . (post-event tie-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (TimeScaledMusic
+     . ((description . "Multiply durations, as in tuplets.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\times @var{fraction} @var{music}}, e.g.,
+@code{\\times 2/3 @{ @dots{} @}} for triplets.")
+        (length-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::length-callback)
+        (start-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::start-callback)
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:tuplet-iterator::constructor)
+        (types . (time-scaled-music))
+        ))
+
+    (TimeSignatureMusic
+     . ((description . "Set a new time signature")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:sequential-iterator::constructor)
+        (elements-callback . ,make-time-signature-set)
+        (types . (time-signature-music))
+        ))
+
+    (TimeSignatureEvent
+     . ((description . "An event created when setting a new time signature")
+        (types . (event time-signature-event))
+        ))
+
+    (VowelTransitionEvent
+     . ((description . "A vowel transition between lyric syllables.")
+        (types . (post-event vowel-transition-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (TransposedMusic
+     . ((description . "Music that has been transposed.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:music-wrapper-iterator::constructor)
+        (start-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::start-callback)
+        (length-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::length-callback)
+        (to-relative-callback .
+                              ,ly:relative-octave-music::no-relative-callback)
+        (types . (music-wrapper-music transposed-music))
+        ))
+
+    (TremoloEvent
+     . ((description . "Unmeasured tremolo.")
+        (types . (post-event event tremolo-event))
+        ))
+
+    (TremoloRepeatedMusic
+     . ((description . "Repeated notes denoted by tremolo beams.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:sequential-iterator::constructor)
+        (elements-callback . ,make-tremolo-set)
+        (start-callback .  ,ly:calculated-sequential-music::start)
+        (length-callback . ,ly:calculated-sequential-music::length)
+        (types . (repeated-music tremolo-repeated-music))
+        ))
+
+    (TremoloSpanEvent
+     . ((description . "Tremolo over two stems.")
+        (types . (event span-event tremolo-span-event))
+        ))
+
+    (TrillSpanEvent
+     . ((description . "Start a trill spanner.")
+        (types . (post-event span-event event trill-span-event))
+        ))
+
+    (TupletSpanEvent
+     . ((description . "Used internally to signal where tuplet
+brackets start and stop.")
+        (types . (tuplet-span-event span-event event post-event))
+        ))
+
+    (UnaCordaEvent
+     . ((description . "Depress or release una-corda pedal.")
+        (types . (post-event event pedal-event una-corda-event))
+        ))
+
+    (UnfoldedRepeatedMusic
+     . ((description . "Repeated music which is fully written (and
+played) out.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:sequential-iterator::constructor)
+        (elements-callback . ,make-unfolded-set)
+        (start-callback .  ,ly:calculated-sequential-music::start)
+        (length-callback . ,ly:calculated-sequential-music::length)
+        (types . (repeated-music unfolded-repeated-music))
+        ))
+
+    (UnfoldedSpeccedMusic
+     . ((description . "Music that appears once repeated music is unfolded.")
+        ;; We never want to iterate music that is thus wrapped.  If
+        ;; repeats are unfolded, this wrapper is removed and the
+        ;; unwrapped music is iterated according to its type.
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:music-iterator::constructor)
+        (length . ,ZERO-MOMENT)
+        (types . (unfolded-specification music-wrapper-music))
+        ))
+
+    (UnisonoEvent
+     . ((description . "Print @q{a@tie{}2}.")
+        (part-combine-status . unisono)
+        (types . (event part-combine-event unisono-event))))
+
+    (UnrelativableMusic
+     . ((description . "Music that cannot be converted from relative
+to absolute notation.  For example, transposed music.")
+        (to-relative-callback . ,ly:relative-octave-music::no-relative-callback)
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:music-wrapper-iterator::constructor)
+        (length-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::length-callback)
+        (start-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::start-callback)
+        (types . (music-wrapper-music unrelativable-music))
+        ))
+
+    (VoiceSeparator
+     . ((description . "Separate polyphonic voices in simultaneous music.
+
+Syntax: @code{\\\\}")
+        (types . (separator))
+        ))
+
+    (VoltaRepeatEndEvent
+     . ((description . "Signal the end of a volta-style repeat.  Multiple end
+events per start event can be expected when there are alternative endings.")
+        (types . (volta-repeat-end-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (VoltaRepeatedMusic
+     . ((description . "Repeats with alternatives placed sequentially.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:volta-repeat-iterator::constructor)
+        (elements-callback . ,make-volta-set)
+        (start-callback .  ,ly:calculated-sequential-music::start)
+        (length-callback . ,ly:calculated-sequential-music::length)
+        (types . (volta-repeated-music folded-repeated-music repeated-music))
+        ))
+
+    (VoltaRepeatStartEvent
+     . ((description . "Signal the start of a volta-style repeat.")
+        (types . (volta-repeat-start-event event))
+        ))
+
+    (VoltaSpanEvent
+     . ((description . "Used internally to signal where volta
+brackets start and stop.")
+        (types . (volta-span-event span-event event post-event))
+        ))
+
+    (VoltaSpeccedMusic
+     . ((description . "Music for a specific volta within repeated music.")
+        (iterator-ctor . ,ly:volta-specced-music-iterator::constructor)
+        (length-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::length-callback)
+        (start-callback . ,ly:music-wrapper::start-callback)
+        (types . (volta-specification music-wrapper-music))
+        ))
+    ))
+
+(set! music-descriptions
+      (sort music-descriptions alist<?))
+
+(define-public music-name-to-property-table (make-hash-table 59))
+
+;; init hash table,
+;; transport description to an object property.
+(set!
+ music-descriptions
+ (map (lambda (x)
+        (set-object-property! (car x)
+                              'music-description
+                              (cdr (assq 'description (cdr x))))
+        (let ((lst (cdr x)))
+          (set! lst (assoc-set! lst 'name (car x)))
+          (set! lst (assq-remove! lst 'description))
+          (hashq-set! music-name-to-property-table (car x) lst)
+          (cons (car x) lst)))
+      music-descriptions))
+
+(define-public (make-music name . music-properties)
+  "Create a music object of given name, and set its properties
+according to @code{music-properties}, a list of alternating property symbols
+and values.  Example:
+
+@example
+(make-music 'OverrideProperty
+            'symbol 'Stem
+            'grob-property 'thickness
+            'grob-value (* 2 1.5))
+@end example
+
+Instead of a successive symbol and value, an entry in the list may
+also be an alist or a music object in which case its elements,
+respectively its @emph{mutable} property list (properties not inherent
+to the type of the music object), are taken.
+
+The argument list will be interpreted left to right, so later entries
+override earlier ones."
+  (if (not (symbol? name))
+      (ly:error (G_ "symbol expected: ~S") name))
+  (let ((props (hashq-ref music-name-to-property-table name '())))
+    (if (not (pair? props))
+        (ly:error (G_ "cannot find music object: ~S") name))
+    (let ((m (ly:make-music props)))
+      (define (alist-set-props lst)
+        (for-each (lambda (e)
+                    (set! (ly:music-property m (car e)) (cdr e)))
+                  (reverse lst)))
+      (define (set-props mus-props)
+        (if (pair? mus-props)
+            (let ((e (car mus-props))
+                  (mus-props (cdr mus-props)))
+              (cond ((symbol? e)
+                     (set! (ly:music-property m e) (car mus-props))
+                     (set-props (cdr mus-props)))
+                    ((ly:music? e)
+                     (alist-set-props (ly:music-mutable-properties e))
+                     (set-props mus-props))
+                    ((cheap-list? e)
+                     (alist-set-props e)
+                     (set-props mus-props))
+                    (else
+                     (ly:error (G_ "bad make-music argument: ~S") e))))))
+      (set-props music-properties)
+      m)))