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Different font size settings for instrumentName and shortInstrumentName

Choose different font sizes for instrumentName and shortInstrumentName as a context override.

…font-size-pair)(pair?) "Sets the @code{font-size} of @code{InstrumentName}. The font-size for the initial @code{instrumentName} is … …#'(6 . -3) } } \new StaffGroup << \new Staff \with { instrumentName = "Flute" shortInstrumentName = "Fl." } { c''1 \break c'' \break c'' } \new Staff \with { instrumentName = "Violin" shortInstrumentName = "Vl." } { c''1 \break c'' \break …

Using markup for a staff's instrumentName

The instrumentName property of a staff or a staff group …

…new Staff = "Percussion" << %Use a markup as the instrumentName for the staff! \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup { \combine \translate #(cons -1.25 0) \…

…instrument names is tweaked by changing the Staff.InstrumentName.self-alignment-X property. The \layout variables indent and short-indent …

…##f } \score { \new StaffGroup << \new Staff \with { \override InstrumentName.self-alignment-X = #LEFT instrumentName = \markup \left-column { "Left aligned" "instrument … …g'1 g'1} \new Staff \with { \override InstrumentName.self-alignment-X = #RIGHT instrumentName = \markup \right-column { "Right aligned" "instrument name" } shortInstrumentName = "Right" } { …

Create stylized movement numbers for the instrumentName field (or wherever else a markup can be …

…No" markup: create stylized movement number for the instrumentName field. % syntax example: instrumentName = \markup \No #"14a" … …workaround against LSR bug: not needed. \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup { \No #"8" } % or: %\set Staff.instrumentName = \markup\magnify #1.3 \concat { № \hspace#.4 8. \…

…the beginning of the staff, by tweaking the instrumentName property.

…override StaffSymbol.staff-space = #(magstep -3) } { \set Staff.instrumentName= \markup \huge "Viol " \clef bass \cadenzaOn \override Stem.… …a>1 \bar "|." } \score { \new Staff << \set Staff.instrumentName = \scordatura \new Voice \notes >> \layout { ragged-right = ##t indent = …

…for v2.18 } flauti = \relative c' { \set Staff.instrumentName = #"2 Flauti " \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Fl. " \… …II " c1 c } viola = \relative c' { \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Viola " \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Vla. " \clef alto c1 c } violoncello = \relative c { \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \column { "Violoncello " "e" "Contrabasso " } \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = \…

…score { << \new StaffGroup = "horns" << \new Staff = "trumpet" \with { instrumentName = "Trumpet" } \trumpet \new Staff = "altosax" \with { instrumentName = "Alto … …midiInstrument = "acoustic grand" } \piano \new Staff = "bass" \with { instrumentName = "Bass" } \bass \new DrumStaff \with { instrumentName = "Drums" } \drumContents >> >> \layout { \context { \Staff \RemoveEmptyStaves } \context { \Score \…

…#:dynamic "pp"))) \new StaffGroup << \new Staff = "s" \with { instrumentName = \markup \column { Normal } } << \relative c'' { \key es \major … …c c\semppG c } >> \new Staff = "sMII" \with { instrumentName = \markup \column { Alignment inside dynamics } } << \relative c'' { \key … …ff c c\semppMII c } >> >> \layout { \override Staff.InstrumentName.self-alignment-X = #LEFT }

…transpose c d%} \relative c'' { \global \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Trumpet 1" \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Trpt … …c d } trombonea = \relative c { \global \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Trombone" \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Tbn" \clef … …c d } tromboneb = \relative c { \global \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bass Trombone" \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Bass …

…s2. | R1*7 } >> \new StaffGroup << \new Staff \with { instrumentName = "Tromba" } \music \new GrandStaff << \new Staff \with { instrumentName = "… …instrumentName = "Tenore" } { \clef tenor \music } \new Staff \with { instrumentName = "Basso" } { \clef bass \music } >> \new BarNumberStaff { \compressEmptyMeasures \partial … …standard rests." R R1*2 } \new PianoStaff \with { instrumentName = "Continuo" } << \new Staff \music \new Staff { \clef bass \…