Look for \set Staff.shortInstrumentName in the notational reference - that's
probably what you're looking for.
Best, Robert
> On 19 May 2014, at 23:18, Speldosa wrote:
>
> I have a score that looks like this.
>
> \score
> {
>\new ChoirStaff
><<
>\new Staff
><<
>\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Soprano"
>\new Voice = "S"
>\relative c'{
>c1 | c1 | c1 | c1 |
>c1 | c1 | c1 | c1 |
>c1 | c1 | c1 | c1 |
>c1 | c1 | c1 | c1 |}
>\new Lyrics \lyricsto "Soprano" { \sopranoWords }
>>>
>\new Staff
><<
>\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Alto"
>\new Voice = "A"
>\relative c'{
>c1 | c1 | c1 | c1 |
>c1 | c1 | c1 | c1 |
>c1 | c1 | c1 | c1 |
>c1 | c1 | c1 | c1 |}
>\new Lyrics \lyricsto "Alto" { \altoWords }
>>>
> }
>
> This results in a score where the words "Soprano" and "Alto" are printed
> before the start of the two staffs for the first system. However, for
> certain subsequent systems, I would like the instrument names to be
> re-printed. How can I accomplish this?
>
>
>
>
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