function to get current cursor pitch, and a variant to get it as ly base note

engine/api.py

@@ -932,6 +932,19 @@ def _setBlockData(block, newData):
 
 
 #Cursor
+
+def getCursorPitch():
+    keysig = session.data.currentTrack().state.keySignature()
+    return pitchmath.toScale(session.data.cursor.pitchindex, keysig)
+
+def getCursorSimpleLyNote():
+    """Return the note on the the cursor pitch position as simple lilypond note, without octave.
+    This is mainly intended for occasional GUI information display, such as in sub menus"""
+    pitch = getCursorPitch()
+    lyNote = pitchmath.pitch2ly[pitch].strip("'").strip(",").lower()
+    return lyNote
+
+
 def left():
     """move the currently active tracks cursor one position to the left.
     Can be directly used by a user interface"""