% typeset with:
% pdflatex -shell-escape sample-abc-all.tex

\documentclass{article}
\thispagestyle{empty}
\usepackage[generate,ps2eps]{abc}

% --- M-Tx support
\newenvironment{mtx}[1][]
{\renewcommand{\normalabcoutputfile}{out-mtx}%
\abc[program=musixtex,options={-g},extension=mtx,#1]}
{\endabc}
\newcommand{\mtxinput}[2][]{%
\abcinput[program=musixtex,options={-g},extension=mtx,#1]{#2}}

% --- PMW support
\newenvironment{pmw}[1][]
{\renewcommand{\normalabcoutputfile}{out-pmw}%
\abc[program=pmw,options={-includefont},extension=pmw,#1]}
{\endabc}
\newcommand{\pmwinput}[2][]{%
\abcinput[program=pmw,options={-includefont},extension=pmw,#1]{#2}}

% --- LilyPond support
% !!! BUG: the LilyPond source must begin with a \null command
\newenvironment{lily}[1][]
{\renewcommand{\normalabcoutputfile}{out-lily}%
\abc[program=lilypond,options={-d backend=eps},extension=ly,#1]}
{\endabc}
\newcommand{\lilyinput}[2][]{%
\abcinput[program=lilypond,options={--ps},extension=ly,#1]{#2}}

% --- MUP support
\newenvironment{mup}[1][]
{\renewcommand{\normalabcoutputfile}{out-mup}%
\abc[program=mup,options={-F},extension=mup,#1]}
{\endabc}
\newcommand{\mupinput}[2][]{%
\abcinput[program=mup,options={-F},extension=mup,#1]{#2}}

% --- ABC must be redefined
\newenvironment{ABC}[1][]
{\renewcommand{\normalabcoutputfile}{out-ABC}%
\abc[program=abcm2ps,options={-O=},extension=abc,#1]}
{\endabc}
\newcommand{\ABCinput}[2][]{%
\abcinput[program=abcm2ps,options={-O=},extension=abc,#1]{#2}}

\begin{document}

This document includes music excerpts written in several formats. It
uses \texttt{abc.sty} and defines new environments.

This is a short piece, typeset by M-Tx:

\begin{mtx}
Title: \bigtype Music sample in M-Tx
Style: Solo
Meter: C
Width: 160mm

c4 d8 e f g a b | c4 b8 a g f e d | c8 g+ e g c- g+ e g | c4- e c r |
\end{mtx}

The same piece, typeset by LilyPond:

\begin{lily}
 % twice - it's required to avoid a bug
\version "2.18.2"
\version "2.18.2"

\header {
  title = "Music sample in LilyPond" 
  tagline = "" % no footer
}

\relative c' {
  \time 4/4
  \clef treble
  c4 d8 e f8 g a b | c4 b8 a g8 f e d |
  c8 g' e g c,8 g' e g | c,4 e c r \bar "|."
}
\end{lily}

The same piece, typeset by PMW:

\begin{pmw}
Heading "|Music sample in PMW"
Key C
Time 4/4

[stave 1 treble 1]
c d- e-; f-g-a-b-; | c' b- a-; g-f-e-d-; |
c-g-e-g-; c-g-e-g-; |c e c r |
[endstave]
\end{pmw}

The same piece, typeset by MUP:

\begin{mup}
// music sample in MUP notation

header
  title "Music sample in MUP"

score
  time=4/4

music
  1: 4c; 8d bm; e ebm; f bm; g; a; b ebm;
  bar
  1: 4c+; 8b bm; a ebm; g bm; f; e; d ebm;
  bar
  1: 8c bm; g; e; g ebm; c bm; g; e; g ebm;
  bar
  1: 4c; e; c; r;
  endbar
\end{mup}

The same piece, typeset by abcm2ps:

\begin{ABC}
X: 1
T: Music sample in ABC
M: 4/4
L: 1/4
K: C
%
C D/E/ F/G/A/B/|c B/A/ G/F/E/D/|C/G/E/G/ C/G/E/G/|CECz|]
\end{ABC}

\end{document}