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Creating "real" parenthesized dynamics
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Although the easiest way to add parentheses to a dynamic mark is to use a \markup block,
this method has a downside: the created objects will behave like text markups, and not like
dynamics.
However, it is possible to create a similar object using the equivalent Scheme code (as described
in the Notation Reference), combined with the make-dynamic-script function. This
way, the markup will be regarded as a dynamic, and therefore will remain compatible with
commands such as \dynamicUp or \dynamicDown.
parenF = #(make-dynamic-script (markup #:line (#:normal-text #:italic
#:fontsize 2 "(" #:hspace -0.8 #:dynamic "f" #:normal-text
#:italic #:fontsize 2 ")")))
\relative c'' {
c4\parenF c c \dynamicUp c\parenF
}
( f )
( f )
Creating simultaneous rehearsal marks
Unlike text scripts, rehearsal marks cannot be stacked at a particular point in a score: only one
RehearsalMark object is created. Using an invisible measure and bar line, an extra rehearsal
mark can be added, giving the appearance of two marks in the same column. This method may
also prove useful for placing rehearsal marks at both the end of one system and the start of the
following system.
{
\key a \major
\set Score.markFormatter = #format-mark-box-letters
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'outside-staff-priority = #5000
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-align-symbols = #'(key-signature)
\mark \markup { \bold { Senza denti } }
% the hidden measure and bar line
% \cadenzaOn turns off automatic calculation of bar numbers
\cadenzaOn
\once \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f
\time 1/16
s16 \bar ""
\cadenzaOff
\time 4/4
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
\mark \markup { \box \bold Intro }
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