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3.1.5 Adding text

Text may be added to your scores:

\relative { c''2^"espr" a_"legato" }

Extra formatting may be added with the \markup command:¹

\relative {
  c''2^\markup { \bold espr }
  a2_\markup {
    \dynamic f \italic \small { 2nd } \hspace #0.1 \dynamic p }
}

See also

Notation Reference: Writing text.