Re: When the tempo is given as "Simply", what metronome marking would that imply?

[Kenneth Wolcott]

Hi Kira;

  Attached screenshot.

  At bar 11 the tempo changes to a march, so I can figure that out.

  Now, since I basically know what the music sounds like, I think that
the default 60bpm that midi uses is ok, but...

On Sun, Sep 26, 2021 at 2:11 PM Kira Garvie <kgarvie@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Ken,
> That’s a lovely vague indication, isn’t it! I always felt it implied more of 
> a playing style than a tempo, but everything I have played that has had that 
> marking has been mostly along the lines of an “andantino.” It’s hard to give 
> an exact metronome marking for that, though, it depends on the harmonic 
> motion as well as the predominant rhythmic motion! Do you have a scan or 
> photo of the piece?
> Best,
> Kira
>
> On Sun, Sep 26, 2021 at 5:08 PM Kenneth Wolcott <kennethwolcott@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi;
>>
>>   Not a Lilypond question, but a musical one.
>>
>>   When the tempo is given as "Simply", what metronome marking would that 
>> imply?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ken Wolcott
>>

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