c''1
@end lilypond
+If you wish to center the instrument names, you must center all of them
+
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim,raggedright]
+{ <<
+\new Staff {
+ \set Staff.instrument = \markup {
+ \center-align { "Clarinetti"
+ \line { "in B" \smaller \flat } } }
+ c''1
+}
+\new Staff {
+ \set Staff.instrument = \markup{ \center-align { Vibraphone }}
+ c''1
+}
+>>
+}
+@end lilypond
+
For longer instrument names, it may be useful to increase the
@code{indent} setting in the @code{\layout} block.