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<h5 class="unnumberedsubsubsec">Instrument names</h5>
<p><a name="index-instrument-names-1449"></a><a name="index-instrument-names_002c-short-1450"></a>
Instrument names can be printed on the left side of staves for the
<code>Staff</code> and <code>PianoStaff</code> contexts. The value of
<code>instrumentName</code> is used for the first staff, and the value
of <code>shortInstrumentName</code> is used for all succeeding staves.
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\set Staff.instrumentName = "Violin "
\set Staff.shortInstrumentName = "Vln "
c1
\break
c''1
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<p>Markup mode can be used to create more complicated instrument
names:
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\set Staff.instrumentName = \markup {
\column { "Clarinetti"
\line { "in B" \smaller \flat } } }
c1
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<p><a name="index-instrument-names_002c-centering-1451"></a>
When two or more staff contexts are grouped together, the
instrument names and short instrument names are centered by
default. To center multi-line instrument names,
<code>\center-column</code> must be used:
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<<
\new Staff {
\set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \center-column {
Clarinetti
\line { "in B" \smaller \flat }
}
c1
}
\new Staff {
\set Staff.instrumentName = "Vibraphone"
c1
}
>>
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<p><a name="index-indent-1452"></a><a name="index-short_002dindent-1453"></a>
The <code>indent</code> and <code>short-indent</code> settings specify the
level of indentation for the first system and all succeeding
systems, respectively. They can be modified in the <code>\layout</code>
block. For instrument names or short instrument names that are
longer, it may be useful to increase the <code>indent</code> and
<code>short-indent</code> settings:
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<pre class="verbatim">
\relative c' <<
\new Staff \with {
instrumentName = "Oboe"
}
{ c2 d }
\new Staff \with {
instrumentName = "Glockenspiel"
}
{ c'2 d }
>>
\layout {
indent = 2.5\cm
}
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<p>To add instrument names to other contexts (such as
<code>GrandStaff</code>, <code>ChoirStaff</code>, or <code>StaffGroup</code>),
<code>Instrument_name_engraver</code> must be added to that context.
For details, see <a href="Modifying-context-plug_002dins.de.html#Modifying-context-plug_002dins">Modifying context plug-ins</a>.
<p><a name="index-instrument-names_002c-changing-1454"></a>
Instrument names may be changed in the middle of a piece:
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<pre class="verbatim">
\set Staff.instrumentName = "First"
\set Staff.shortInstrumentName = "one"
c1 c c c \break
c1 c c c \break
\set Staff.instrumentName = "Second"
\set Staff.shortInstrumentName = "two"
c1 c c c \break
c1 c c c \break
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<h5 class="subsubheading">Selected Snippets</h5>
<p><em>Aligning and centering instrument names</em>
<p>Instrument names are generally printed to the left of the staves. To
align the names of several different intruments, put them in a
<code>\markup</code> block and use one of the following possibilites:
<p>*
Right-aligned instrument names: this is the default behavior
<p>*
Center-aligned instrument names: using the <code>\hcenter-in #n</code>
command
places the instrument names inside a padded box, with <code>n</code> being
the width
of the box
<p>*
Left-aligned instrument names: the names are printed on top of an
empty box, using the <code>\combine</code> command
with an <code>\hspace #n</code> object.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\paper {
indent = #0
left-margin = #30
line-width = #160
}
\new StaffGroup \relative c' <<
\new Staff {
\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
c1^"default" | c \break
\set Staff.instrumentName = \markup { \hcenter-in #10 Piccolo }
c1^"centered" | c \break
\set Staff.instrumentName = \markup { \combine \hspace #8 Piccolo }
c1^"left-aligned" | c
}
\new Staff {
\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
c1 | c \break
\set Staff.instrumentName = \markup { \hcenter-in #10 Flute }
c1 | c \break
\set Staff.instrumentName = \markup { \combine \hspace #8 Flute }
c1 | c
}
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<h5 class="subsubheading">See also</h5>
<p class="indent">
<p>Notation Reference:
<a href="Modifying-context-plug_002dins.de.html#Modifying-context-plug_002dins">Modifying context plug-ins</a>.
<p>Snippets:
<a href="../../../input/lsr/lilypond-snippets/Staff-notation.html#Staff-notation">Staff notation</a>.
<p>Internals Reference:
<a name="index-InstrumentName-1455"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/InstrumentName.de.html#InstrumentName">InstrumentName</a>,
<a name="index-PianoStaff-1456"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/PianoStaff.de.html#PianoStaff">PianoStaff</a>,
<a name="index-Staff-1457"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/Staff.de.html#Staff">Staff</a>.
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