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+\version "2.14.0"
+
+\header {
+texidoc = "The \cresc, \dim and \decresc spanners are now postfix operators
+and produce one text spanner. Defining custom spanners is also easy.
+Hairpin and text crescendi can be easily mixed. \< and \> produce
+hairpins by default, \cresc etc. produce text spanners by default."
+}
+
+% Some sample text dynamic spanners, to be used as postfix operators
+crpoco = #(make-music 'CrescendoEvent 'span-direction START
+ 'span-type 'text 'span-text "cresc. poco a poco")
+
+\relative c' {
+ c4\cresc d4 e4 f4 |
+ g4 a4\! b4\crpoco c4 |
+ c4 d4 e4 f4 |
+ g4 a4\! b4\< c4 |
+ g4\dim a4 b4\decresc c4\!
+}