From 0f419a15b5edc296bec70c5caa0731c18ac40bcf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Winter <mwinter@unboundedpress.org>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:01:51 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add dynamic date placeholder to score template

---
 lilypond/score_template.ly | 2 +-
 src/transcriber.py         | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lilypond/score_template.ly b/lilypond/score_template.ly
index 474b58e..bdaeca6 100644
--- a/lilypond/score_template.ly
+++ b/lilypond/score_template.ly
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 \header {
   title = \markup { \italic {"{NAME}"}}
-  composer = \markup \right-column {"michael winter" "(cdmx and schloss solitude; 2024)"}
+  composer = \markup \right-column {"michael winter" "({DATE})"}
   poet = ""
   tagline = ""
 } 
diff --git a/src/transcriber.py b/src/transcriber.py
index b27f3ac..432943e 100644
--- a/src/transcriber.py
+++ b/src/transcriber.py
@@ -487,6 +487,11 @@ def generate_score(name, num_voices, output_dir="lilypond"):
 
     score_text = score_text.replace("{NAME}", name)
 
+    from datetime import date
+
+    today = date.today().strftime("%d %b %Y")
+    score_text = score_text.replace("{DATE}", today)
+
     voice_names = ["I", "II", "III", "IV", "V", "VI", "VII", "VIII"]
     staves = ""
     for i in range(num_voices):