The <print> element

Parent elements: <measure> (partwise)<part> (timewise)

The print type contains general printing parameters, including layout elements. The part-name-display and part-abbreviation-display elements may also be used here to change how a part name or abbreviation is displayed over the course of a piece. They take effect when the current measure or a succeeding measure starts a new system.

Layout group elements in a print element only apply to the current page, system, or staff. Music that follows continues to take the default values from the layout determined by the defaults element.