\version "2.12.2" myTitle = "Song Title" myTempo = "120" myTempoNote = "4" \header { title = \markup { \override #'(style . cross) { \note #"4" #UP " = " \myTempo } \hspace #7 \myTitle \hspace #7 \small { "written by some guy..." } } } \new Staff { g'1 }