Re: Tempo markings placement for trio music

[Rachel Green]

Just what I needed!
Rachel

> On Apr 30, 2021, at 11:06 AM, Jean Abou Samra <jean@abou-samra.fr> wrote:
> 
> 
> Le 30/04/2021 à 19:17, Rachel Green a écrit :
>> Hi,
>> For trios, I would like all the tempo markings to occur both above all parts 
>> (as seen above the flute in the example below) but also right above the harp 
>> part. When I add a tempo marking to the harp part, it places it above the 
>> flute part, but when I add a regular markup to the harp part, the placement 
>> is not correct (too far right). Any ideas how to have tempo markings in both 
>> locations without manually adjusting the placement of each markup in the 
>> harp part?
>> Best,
>> Rachel
> 
> Hi,
> 
> You'd let the Metronome_mark_engraver operate in
> the harp's Staff context in addition tothe Score
> context, like this:
> 
> \version "2.22.0"
> 
> \language "english"
> 
> Markings = {
>   \tempo "Adagio"
>   s1
> }
> 
> Flute = \relative c'' {
>   \clef treble
>   \key a \major
>   r1 |
>   r1 |
> }
> 
> Viola = \relative c' {
>   \key a \major
>   \clef C
>   r1
>   fs4
> }
> 
> Treble = \relative c' {
>   \clef treble
>   \time 4/4
>   \key a \major
>   r8
> }
> 
> Bass = \relative c' {
>   \clef bass
>   \key a \major
>   f4
> }
> 
> 
> <<
>   \new Staff \with {
>     instrumentName = Flute
>   }
>   \Flute
> 
>  \new Staff \with {
>    instrumentName = Viola
>  }
>  \Viola
>  \new GrandStaff \with {
>    instrumentName = Harp
>  }
>  <<
>    \new Staff \with {
>      \consists Metronome_mark_engraver
>    }
>    << \Treble \Markings >>
>    \new Staff \Bass
>  >>
> >>
> 
> Please see the documentation about adding and removing
> engravers:
> 
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/notation/modifying-context-plug_002dins
> 
> Best,
> Jean
>