\version "2.12.0" \header { texidoc = " Texts may be added to the multi-measure rests. By setting the appropriate @code{spacing-procedure}, we can make measures stretch to accomodate wide texts. " } \layout { ragged-right = ##t } { \time 3/4 \set Score.skipBars = ##t R2._\markup { \center-column { \musicglyph #"scripts.dfermata" \roman "Ad lib" } } R2.^\fermataMarkup R2.^"4" R2.*3_\markup { \roman "a1b2c3" } R2.*10^"inner"^"top"_"inner"_"bot" \override MultiMeasureRestText #'springs-and-rods = #ly:multi-measure-rest::set-text-rods R2.^"very very very very very very long text" c'2. }