% declare the standard dynamic identifiers.
%
-pppppp = \absdynamic { "pppppp" }
-ppppp = \absdynamic { "ppppp" }
-pppp = \absdynamic { "pppp" }
-ppp = \absdynamic { "ppp" }
-pp = \absdynamic { "pp" }
-p = \absdynamic { "p" }
-mp = \absdynamic { "mp" }
-mf = \absdynamic { "mf" }
-f = \absdynamic { "e" } % see feta-din layout
-ff = \absdynamic { "ff" }
-fff = \absdynamic { "fff" }
-ffff = \absdynamic { "ffff" }
-fffff = \absdynamic { "fffff" }
-ffffff = \absdynamic { "ffffff" }
-fp = \absdynamic { "fp" }
-sf = \absdynamic { "sf" }
-sff = \absdynamic { "sff" }
-sfz = \absdynamic { "sfz" }
-fz = \absdynamic { "fz" }
-sp = \absdynamic { "sp" }
-spp = \absdynamic { "spp" }
-rfz = \absdynamic { "rfz" }
+pppppp = \textscript"pppppp" "dynamic"
+ppppp = \textscript"ppppp" "dynamic"
+pppp = \textscript "pppp" "dynamic"
+ppp = \textscript "ppp" "dynamic"
+pp = \textscript "pp" "dynamic"
+p = \textscript "p" "dynamic"
+mp = \textscript "mp" "dynamic"
+mf = \textscript "mf" "dynamic"
+f = \textscript "e" "dynamic" % see feta-din layout
+ff = \textscript "ff" "dynamic"
+fff = \textscript "fff" "dynamic"
+ffff = \textscript "ffff" "dynamic"
+fffff = \textscript "fffff" "dynamic"
+ffffff = \textscript "ffffff" "dynamic"
+fp = \textscript "fp" "dynamic"
+sf = \textscript "sf" "dynamic"
+sff = \textscript "sff" "dynamic"
+sfz = \textscript "sfz" "dynamic"
+fz = \textscript "fz" "dynamic"
+sp = \textscript "sp" "dynamic"
+spp = \textscript "spp" "dynamic"
+rfz = \textscript "rfz" "dynamic"
% 1st arg dynamic (louder/softer). 2nd arg spantype
-cr = \spandynamic { \bigger \start }
-decr = \spandynamic { \smaller \start }
-rc = \spandynamic { \bigger \stop }
-rced = \spandynamic { \smaller \stop }
+cr = \spanrequest \start "crescendo"
+decr = \spanrequest \start "decrescendo"
+rc = \spanrequest \stop "crescendo"
+rced = \spanrequest \stop "decrescendo"