Re: multiple \mark items on a single measure

[Kieren Richard MacMillan]

Stephen:

> My first reponse is of course you can have only one mark per barline.

By "of course" do you mean *Lilypond* doesn't allow multiple, or  
*music* doesn't require multiple?  ;-)

Let's say I want a rehearsal letter (e.g., "K") over a barline and  
then in the following measure have a tempo change markup -- an  
unbelievably common occurrence, appearing many times in nearly every  
orchestral score I own.

Since Lilypond won't allow multiple \mark items (q.v., example that  
started this thread), I have to:
  1. Combine the two into one and then try to fudge the spacing  
between the two and the placement (which would not be static, given  
different score editions); or,
  2. Put one mark on the barline, then enter the first note of the  
next measure, *then* add the tempo mark and fudge with the spacing,  
rods, offset, etc., in order to send it back to the beginning of the  
measure (settings which, again, might change depending on the precise  
layout).

Sounds like more trouble than it *should be* in Lilypond...

Best,
Kieren.