Re: Tempo markings placement for trio music

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 30/04/2021 à 19:17, Rachel Green a écrit :
> Hi,
> For trios, I would like all the tempo markings to occur both above all parts 
> (as seen above the flute in the example below) but also right above the harp 
> part. When I add a tempo marking to the harp part, it places it above the flute 
> part, but when I add a regular markup to the harp part, the placement is not 
> correct (too far right). Any ideas how to have tempo markings in both locations 
> without manually adjusting the placement of each markup in the harp part?
> Best,
> Rachel

Hi,

You'd let the Metronome_mark_engraver operate in
the harp's Staff context in addition tothe Score
context, like this:

\version "2.22.0"

\language "english"

Markings = {
  \tempo "Adagio"
  s1
}

Flute = \relative c'' {
  \clef treble
  \key a \major
  r1 |
  r1 |
}

Viola = \relative c' {
  \key a \major
  \clef C
  r1
  fs4
}

Treble = \relative c' {
  \clef treble
  \time 4/4
  \key a \major
  r8
}

Bass = \relative c' {
  \clef bass
  \key a \major
  f4
}


<<
  \new Staff \with {
    instrumentName = Flute
  }
  \Flute

 \new Staff \with {
   instrumentName = Viola
 }
 \Viola
 \new GrandStaff \with {
   instrumentName = Harp
 }
 <<
   \new Staff \with {
     \consists Metronome_mark_engraver
   }
   << \Treble \Markings >>
   \new Staff \Bass
 >>
>>

Please see the documentation about adding and removing
engravers:

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/notation/modifying-context-plug_002dins

Best,
Jean