Tempo indication
I'm trying to add Allegretto to a score but I can't figure it out. The palettes 'tempo' menu only give BPM as an option. When I try to use the 'text' part of the menu, none of the options do anything (I've tried drag/drop and selecting a note and clicking one of them). All of the help videos I saw refer to the 'create' menu which I've read has been discontinued. What am I missing? Thanks!
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Take any of the existing tempo text and apply to score, then double click it and replace the text with Allegretto, then in Inspector until Follow text and set the desired BPM
In reply to Take any of the existing… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you! I did happen to see that workaround but it seemed so inelegant compared to the other functions that I though I was doing it wrong.
In reply to Thank you! I did happen to… by arondello
There has been much discussion about allowing text tempo indications, but tempos are very subjective especially in different time signatures such as 4/4, 2/2, 6/8 etc. There is also a difference when it comes to different musical eras. It is generally agreed that allegro (and most of the others) for J.S. Bach is not the same tempo as for Aaron Copeland with other variations in between. There may be someone working on coming up with a scheme that will often work, but there is no absolute rule concerning which tempo text should be played at a particular tempo.
There is a feature request still active for meaningful tempo text. see #82466: Add back textual tempo texts
In reply to There has been much… by mike320
That makes sense. I really just wanted it for the printed score, and not for playback, so text works well for me.
In reply to Thank you! I did happen to… by arondello
If you like using the old-style Italian tempo markings and plan to use them often you can add them to your palette as described in the Handbook under "Custom palette".
In reply to If you like using the old… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks for this info! I'll certainly use this feature.
Welcome, see: https://musescore.org/en/node/250636
In reply to Welcome, see: https:/… by Shoichi
Thank you for directing me to this. It is a valuable resource for me!