New features in 2.13 since 2.12
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   * Context modifications (`\with' blocks) can be stored in variables
     and inserted into contexts or other `\with' blocks:

          coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
          noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
          \score {
            \new Staff {
              \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
            }
            \layout {
              \context { \Staff
                \noclef
              }
            }
          }
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   * A half-open articulation was added:

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     This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.

   * The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
     single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.

   * LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.

   * In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than
     numbers:

          \new TabStaff
          \with {
            stringTunings = #'(17 14 9 5 2 -3)
            tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
          }
          \new TabVoice {
            \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
                                 "b"
                                 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
            <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
          }
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   * Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which
     whites-out objects in lower layers which lie beneath:

          \time 3/4
          \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
          \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
          b'2.~
          \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
          \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
          \time 5/4
          b4
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   * Chords can be repeated using the `q' shortcut:

          <c e g>8.-^ q16 q4-^
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   * Paper margin defaults, as specified in
     `ly/paper-defaults-init.ly', apply to the default paper size (a4)
     and are automatically scaled according to the paper size chosen.

   * All combinations of `left-margin', `right-margin' and `line-width'
     work now.  There is no more need to set `line-width' manually
     unless you explicitly want to.

   * Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is
     now added.

   * In addition to the existing `\hspace' markup command, a new
     `\vspace' command has been added to provide an easy and flexible
     way to add vertical space in markups.

   * The direction of manual beams can be set with `^[' and `_['.

   * A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical
     lines on each side.

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   * Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent
     of system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
     resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
     right-aligned names.

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   * Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the
     markup commands `\left-brace' and `\right-brace'.

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   * Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond during
     compilation are now deleted by default.  To keep them, add the
     following line to your input files:
     #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)

   * Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties have been made
     variable thickness, and partially dashed slurs are now available:

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   * An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
     conductor for instructions:

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   * A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was
     added:

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   * Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print
     other fractions and to add notes to the number or fraction:

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   * FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated
     FretBoard objects from being typeset.

   * A variant of the segno sign is provided:

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