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*******************  abc2mtex  version 1.6.1  *******************
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abc2mtex is a package designed to notate tunes stored in an ascii
format  (henceforth  abc notation). It was designed primarily for
folk and traditional tunes of Western European  origin  (such  as
Irish, English and Scottish) which can be written on one stave in
standard classical notation. However, it can be used for multiple
staves  and should be extendible to many other types of music. It
can also be used as a fast preprocessor for MusicTeX or MusiXTeX.
 
For a more information about abc, a list of available software,
and a list and index of abc tune collections available on the
internet have a look at
	"http://www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc"

You can get a copy of abc2mtex via the world wide web from:
	"http://www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc/"
	"http://celtic.stanford.edu/pub/tunes/abc2mtex"
	"ftp://ftp.gmd.de/music/musictex/software/abc2mtex"
	"ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/abc2mtex"
	"ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/support/abc2mtex"

or by sending an email request to me (C.Walshaw@gre.ac.uk).

The file
	README
tells you how to set it up.

If you just wish to find out about the notation have a look at
	abc.txt

To find out more the notation and how to use the package look at
	usrguide.ps

	Chris Walshaw
	(C.Walshaw@gre.ac.uk)