Slanted parentheses around dynamics: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 18:38, 1 February 2026

The easiest way to parenthesize dynamics is to use the normal \parenthesize command and adjust the font size, e.g., { c'4\tweak Parentheses.font-size 2 \parenthesize \f }. However, this results in upright parentheses, while dynamic marks are normally slanted. This snippet gives a method to make the parentheses slanted as well.

\version "2.24"

paren =
#(define-event-function (dyn) (ly:event?)
   (make-dynamic-script
    #{ \markup \concat {
         \normal-text \italic \fontsize #2 (
         \pad-x #0.2 #(ly:music-property dyn 'text)
         \normal-text \italic \fontsize #2 )
       }
    #}))

\relative c'' {
  c4\paren\f c c \dynamicUp c\paren\p
}

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-Although the easiest way to add parentheses to a dynamic mark is to use a <code>\markup</code> block, this method has a downside: the created objects behave like text markups and not like dynamics.
+The easiest way to parenthesize dynamics is to use the normal <code>\parenthesize</code> command and adjust the font size, e.g., <code>{ c'4\tweak Parentheses.font-size 2 \parenthesize \f }</code>. However, this results in upright parentheses, while dynamic marks are normally slanted. This snippet gives a method to make the parentheses slanted as well.
-However, it is possible to create a similar object using the equivalent Scheme code (as described in the Notation Reference), combined with the <code>make-dynamic-script</code> function. This way, the markup is regarded as a dynamic and therefore remains compatible with commands such as <code>\dynamicUp</code> or <code>\dynamicDown</code>.
 <lilypond version="2.24">
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    c4\paren\f c c \dynamicUp c\paren\p
 }
-</lilypond>
-Another way to do parenthesize dynamics is to use the <code>\parenthesize</code> command, although this way doesn't give you the fine-tuning of the dynamic text.
-<lilypond version="2.24">
-  \relative c'' {
-    \override Parentheses.font-size = #2
-    c4\parenthesize\f c c \dynamicUp c\parenthesize\p
-  }
 </lilypond>