Dear Andrew, thanks for your reply. But I think that's not the point. My example was too minimal as I assumed that it does not matter if I put it in a \markup or in the footer properties of the paper block.
So my question remains: How can I use string manipulations and header properties in my footer markup? A better minimal example is this: \version "2.19.50" \header { composer = "Mozart" } \paper { oddFooterMarkup = \markup #(format "Composer: ~a" (markup->string (markup (#:fromproperty 'header:composer)))) } It compiles but the composer is not shown. Cheers, Joram _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user