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+\version "2.14.0"
+
+\header {
+texidoc = "Postfix functions for custom crescendo text spanners. The spanners
+should start on the first note of the measure. One has to use -\mycresc,
+otherwise the spanner start will rather be assigned to the next note."
+}
+
+% Two functions for (de)crescendo spanners where you can explicitly give the
+% spanner text.
+mycresc = #(define-music-function (parser location mymarkup) (string?)
+ (make-music 'CrescendoEvent 'span-direction START
+ 'span-type 'text 'span-text mymarkup))
+mydecresc = #(define-music-function (parser location mymarkup) (string?)
+ (make-music 'DecrescendoEvent 'span-direction START
+ 'span-type 'text 'span-text mymarkup))
+
+\relative c' {
+ c4-\mycresc "custom cresc" c4 c4 c4 |
+ c4 c4 c4 c4 |
+ c4-\mydecresc "custom decresc" c4 c4 c4 |
+ c4 c4\! c4 c4
+}
+
+
+