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[Jens Gyldenkærne Clausen]

Hi. In a large choral score I'd like to write a ritardando that appears only in the top of the entire system (together with \tempo markings) - without having to define the ritardando in the topmost staff. The voices in the top staffgroup have no music (just a long series of rests) where the ritardando is to be placed. 

Is it possible to define a spanner in one voice and then move the text to be positioned above the top staff? 

In the example below I'd like to have "rit _ _ _ _ _ _al  Lento" in the top of the system. 

Here's my attempt at a tiny example: 

\version "2.16.2"

soprano = \relative c' {

\repeat unfold 2 { c8 e g }

\override TextSpanner #'(bound-details left text) = "rit."

\override TextSpanner #'(bound-details right text) = "al"

\override TextSpanner #'(bound-details right attach-dir) = #LEFT

d4\startTextSpan

\repeat unfold 2 { c8 e g }

c d \stopTextSpan

\tempo Lento

e2 d

}

alto = \relative c'' {

\repeat unfold 4 { g4 e g }

}

\score {

<<

\new Staff { R1*3 }

\new ChoirStaff <<

\new Staff

\new Voice \soprano

\new Staff

\new Voice \alto

>>

>>

}