\version "2.12.3" \pointAndClickOff global = { \key g \minor \time 4/4 } \paper { ragged-last-bottom = ##t ragged-last = ##t ragged-right = ##t } upper = \relative c' { \clef treble r8 c-1 e-2 g e c bes'-5 g-3 \break r8 c,-1 e-2 g e c bes'-5 g-3 } lower = \relative c { \clef bass 1 \break 1 } dynamics = { s4\mf s s2 s1 } pedal = { s1 s } \score { \new PianoStaff = "PianoStaff_pf" << \new Staff = "Staff_pfUpper" << \global \upper >> \new Dynamics = "Dynamics_pf" \dynamics \new Staff = "Staff_pfLower" << \global \lower >> \new Dynamics = "pedal" \pedal >> \layout { % define Dynamics context \context { \type "Engraver_group" \name Dynamics \alias Voice \consists "Output_property_engraver" \consists "Piano_pedal_engraver" \consists "Script_engraver" \consists "New_dynamic_engraver" \consists "Dynamic_align_engraver" \consists "Text_engraver" \consists "Skip_event_swallow_translator" \consists "Axis_group_engraver" pedalSustainStrings = #'("Ped." "*Ped." "*") pedalUnaCordaStrings = #'("una corda" "" "tre corde") \override DynamicLineSpanner #'Y-offset = #0 \override TextScript #'font-size = #2 \override TextScript #'font-shape = #'italic \override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-1 . 1) } % modify PianoStaff context to accept Dynamics context \context { \PianoStaff \accepts Dynamics } } }