Always use R1 instead of r1 for full measure rests.
The solution you have done is more or less what I would use as well, but
I would use
\mark \markup{ ... }
before the first note instead. Then it will be printed on top of the
score line and
aligned before the first note, as you wish.
If you w
Hi again
I have the notes under control, so now I want to do the hard part, annotate
my music :-)
The very first thing I want to do is proving difficult !
I have a layout like this, with 4 staves. The music begins with rests for
all parts but the cello.