Slanted Text

Is there a way to put in slanted text in a score? I've attached a screenprint of what I want to do - I have text slanting to follow the contour of a musical line (a rising scale) and had to do it letter by letter individually placed to give the impression that it is rising up. This is what I mean by slanted text (not "italics"), instead of the default which is text on a straight line. Any help would be appreciated.