\version "2.19.80" addOssiaName = #(define-scheme-function (name padding) (markup? number?) #{ \override Staff.StaffSymbol.stencil = #(lambda (grob) (ly:stencil-combine-at-edge (ly:staff-symbol::print grob) X LEFT (grob-interpret-markup grob name) padding)) #}) \score { << \new Staff = "Testing" \with { instrumentName = "Top" } \relative c'' { c1 | c | c | c | } \new StaffGroup \relative c'' { \new Staff \with { instrumentName = "Bottom" } { c1 | c << { c1 | d } \new Staff \with { alignAboveContext = "Testing" } { \once \omit Staff.TimeSignature \addOssiaName "Violin" 2 c1 | b } >> } } >> }