Editing Of the ubiquity of markup objects

Text objects are entered either as simple strings between double quotes or as <code>\markup</code> blocks that can accept a variety of advanced text formatting and graphical enhancements.

As such, markup blocks may be used:

* in any <code>TextScript</code> object (attached to notes with <code>-</code>, <code>^</code> or <code>_</code>),
* any <code>TextMark</code> introduced with the <code>\textMark</code> keyword, or <code>\textEndMark</code> command, or other similar objects such as MetronomeMark introduced with <code>\tempo</code>,
* as standalone markup blocks, entered at the top level outside of any <code>\score</code> block,
* in any definition inside the <code>\header</code> block (e.g. title, subtitle, composer) or in some variables defined inside the <code>\paper</code> block such as <code>evenHeaderMarkup</code> for page numbers.

<code>\markup</code> may additionally be used for lyrics, in chord names, and as dynamics. In fact, it is possible to use <code>\markup</code> to customize the appearance of virtually any object, as demonstrated in this example using various methods.

<lilypond version="2.24.0" full>
%% Thanks to Aaron Hill https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2019-01/msg00437.html

\paper {
  paper-width = 8\cm paper-height = 8\cm
}

\header {
  title = \markup "Header"
  tagline = \markup "(tagline)"
}

\markup "Top-level markup"

dyn = #(make-dynamic-script #{ \markup \text "DynamicText" #})

\score {
  <<
    \new ChordNames
    \with { majorSevenSymbol = \markup "majorSevenSymbol" }
    \chordmode { c1:maj7 }
    \new Staff {
      \tempo \markup "MetronomeMark"
      \textMark "TextMark"
      \once \override TupletNumber.text = \markup "TupletNumber"
      \tuplet 3/2 {
        \once \override NoteHead.stencil = #ly:text-interface::print
        \once \override NoteHead.text = \markup \lower #0.5 "NoteHead"
        c''8^\markup "TextScript"
        \once \override Rest.stencil = #(lambda (grob)
          (grob-interpret-markup grob #{
            \markup  "Rest"
            #}))
        r4
      }
    }
    \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \markup "LyricText" 1 }
    \new Dynamics { s1\dyn }
  >>
}
</lilypond>

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