After A/B testing, here is what I ended up using:
instrumentName = \markup \concat { B \raise #0.8 \magnify #0.6 \flat " Major"}
Adding the \magnify property to the \concat string resized the flat to my
satisfaction. Thanks for the help!
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Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2023 11:52 AM
To: Matthew Pierce <[email protected]>
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Subject: Re: flat symbol in text?
Matthew Pierce <[email protected]> writes:
> How might I display the text "Bb Major," but with the flat symbol
> instead of a lower case "b"?
I'd just use Unicode, namely "B♭ Major". If you don't get this via
input methods (on my keyboard, it's "[Compose key] # b"), you can
copy&paste from a browser with Unicode tables or from this mail
message...
In contrast to LilyPond's \flat, this will be a text font flat, usually
fitting better with the text font. If the text font has it, of course.
--
David Kastrup
