A simple example

Before giving more details, we give below an example of the two first bars of the sonata in C-major K545 by MOZART:

$\begin{music} \parindent 1cm \relax \nbporteesi=2\relax \generalmeter{\meter... ...temps\Notes\ibu0f0\qh0{cge}\tbu0\qh0g\vert\hl j\enotes \finextrait \end{music}$

The coding is set as follows:

\begin{music}
\parindent 1cm
\def\nbinstruments{1}\relax % a single instrument
\def\instrumenti{Piano}%    % whose name is Piano
\nbporteesi=2\relax         % with two staffs
\generalmeter{\meterfrac{4}{4}}\relax % 4/4 meter chosen
\debutextrait               % starting real score
\normal                     % normal 12 pt note spacing
\temps\Notes\ibu0f0\qh0{cge}\tbu0\qh0g|\hl j\enotes
\temps\Notes\ibu0f0\qh0{cge}\tbu0\qh0g|\ql l\sk\ql n\enotes
\barre                      % bar
\Notes\ibu0f0\qh0{dgf}|\qlp i\enotes
\notes\tbu0\qh0g|\ibbl1j3\qb1j\tbl1\qb1k\enotes
\temps\Notes\ibu0f0\qh0{cge}\tbu0\qh0g|\hl j\enotes
\finextrait                 % terminate excerpt
\end{music}

normalshapemediumseries\ibu0f0 begins an upper beam, aligned on the f, reference number 0, slope 0
normalshapemediumseries\tbu0 terminates this beam before writing the second g by means of normalshapemediumseries\qh0g
normalshapemediumseries\qh.. indicates a note hanging on a beam.
normalshapemediumseries\sk sets a space between the two quarters at the right hand, so that the second is aligned with the third eighth of the left hand.
normalshapemediumseries\qlp is a quarter with a point.
normalshapemediumseries\ibbl1j3 begins a double beam, aligned on the C (normalshapemediumseriesj at this pitch) of slope 0.15.