#### 3.14.4 Instrument names

In an orchestral score, instrument names are printed left side of the staves.

This can be achieved by setting Staff.`instrument` and Staff.`instr`. This will print a string before the start of the staff. For the first start, `instrument` is used, for the next ones `instr` is used.

>          \set Staff.instrument = "Ploink "
>          \set Staff.instr = "Plk "
>          c1
>          \break
>          c''

You can also use markup texts to construct more complicated instrument names, for example

>          \notes {
>            \set Staff.instrument = \markup {
>              \column < "Clarinetti" { "in B"
>                \smaller \flat } > }
>             { c''1 }
>          }

##### See also

Program reference: InstrumentName.

##### Bugs

When you put a name on a grand staff or piano staff the width of the brace is not taken into account. You must add extra spaces to the end of the name to avoid a collision.

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