Re: vocalName vs. instrumentName

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Simon,

> In vocal scores there is a convention of displaying the name of a singer upon 
> entry as a markup above the staff, sometimes in a special font (sans serif, 
> narrow). Now, if Instrument_name_engraver actually did such a thing that 
> would be a very good feature, and a sensible use for vocalName.

This is (or at least is intimately related to) a feature I’ve been asking about 
for quite some time: the parameter-controlled printing of instrument or vocal 
names/labels at the beginning of each system or page, especially when dealing 
with partcombine-d staves.

If I understand them correctly, this is a perfect job for a Scheme engraver. 
Now if only I spoke Scheme…

Cheers,
Kieren.
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