Building good looking scores requires two passes. To make an A4 PDF score: $ lilypond -b null -d write-tweaks lwv05.ly $ lilypond lwv05.ly To make a letter PDF score: $ lilypond -b null -d write-tweaks -d letter -o lwv05letter lwv05.ly $ lilypond -d letter -o lwv05letter lwv05.ly To use "modern" clefs (ie only G and F clefs), add the "-d modern-clefs" option to both invocations.