diff --git a/orchestrallily.ily b/orchestrallily.ily
index 3ca0e56bc887e08c85d14c779484cc281816b8cd..3fe2f1ede799596002eec5e9bde94b57100610ae 100644
--- a/orchestrallily.ily
+++ b/orchestrallily.ily
@@ -1203,15 +1203,15 @@ addArticulation = #(define-music-function (parser location type music)
 
 
 
-rit = \markup {\italic "rit."}
-parenrit = \markup {\italic "(rit.)"}
-atempo = \markup {\italic "a tempo"}
-pocorit = \markup {\italic "poco rit."}
-ppmosso = \markup {\italic "poco più mosso"}
+rit = \markup {\whiteout \italic "rit."}
+parenrit = \markup {\whiteout \italic "(rit.)"}
+atempo = \markup {\whiteout \italic "a tempo"}
+pocorit = \markup {\whiteout \italic "poco rit."}
+ppmosso = \markup {\whiteout \italic "poco più mosso"}
 pizz = \markup {\whiteout \italic "pizz."}
 arco = \markup {\whiteout \italic "arco"}
-colarco = \markup {\italic "Col' arco"}
-perd = \markup {\italic "perdend."}
+colarco = \markup {\whiteout \italic "Col' arco"}
+perd = \markup {\whiteout \italic "perdend."}