Markup on clef
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Here's how to put a markup – such as a sul tasto reminder – over the clefs.
\version "2.24.0"
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%% Credit: PPS on Feb. 2019
STclef = {
\once\override Staff.Clef.stencil =
#(lambda (grob)
(let ((glyph (ly:grob-property grob 'glyph-name)))
(cond
((equal? glyph "clefs.G")
(grob-interpret-markup grob #{
\markup
\translate #'(0 . 5.5)
\override #'(baseline-skip . 5.5)
\column { "ST" \musicglyph "clefs.G" } #}))
((equal? glyph "clefs.F")
(grob-interpret-markup grob #{
\markup
\translate #'(0 . 2)
\override #'(baseline-skip . 2)
\column { "ST" \musicglyph "clefs.F" } #}))
(else (ly:clef::print grob)))))
}
%% Test:
\new StaffGroup <<
\new Staff
\with { instrumentName = "Violin" }
\relative c' { \STclef \clef G a' b c d \break b c a c }
\new Staff
\with { instrumentName = "Cello" }
\relative c, { \STclef \clef F a' b c d \break b c a c }
>>
\paper { tagline = ##f }