\version "2.19.35" global = { \key c \major \time 4/4 } upper = \relative c'' { \clef treble s1 a4 b c d } lower = \relative c { \clef bass s1 a2 c } dynamics = { \override DynamicText.extra-spacing-height = #'(-inf.0 . +inf.0) % "glue"! \override DynamicText.extra-spacing-width = #'(-0.2 . 0.2) % bar avoidance s1 s2\fff\> s4 s\!\pp } pedal = { s1 s2\sustainOn s\sustainOff } \score { \new PianoStaff = "PianoStaff_pf" << \new Staff = "Staff_pfUpper" << \global \upper >> \new Dynamics = "Dynamics_pf" \dynamics \new Staff = "Staff_pfLower" << \global \lower >> \new Dynamics = "pedal" \pedal >> \layout { } }