Re: support for ritardando, rallentando, accelerando etc.

[Peter Chubb]

>>>>> "Peter" == Peter Chubb <address@hidden> writes:

>>>>> "Jonathan" == Jonathan Glines <address@hidden> writes:
Jonathan> I'd like to further this argument by pointing out that
Jonathan> ritardando has an effect on how the music is played. I'm
Jonathan> using Lilypond so that I can output a midi file for use in
Jonathan> other applications, but without a ritardando command the
Jonathan> tempo is too fast at the end of my midi file. In order to
Jonathan> fix that, I'm either going to have to add an ungodly amount
Jonathan> of tempo changes in my Lilypond file, or edit the midi file
Jonathan> in Rosegarden every time I export it. These are not ideal
Jonathan> solutions.

Peter> You could try my `articulate' script:
Peter> http://nicta.com.au/people/chubbp/articulate

Peter> Currently it produces MIDI that obeys `rall', adding `rit'
Peter> should be almost trivial.

I just checked --- the script already handles textscripts 'rit.' and
'poco rit.' quite nicely.  You can control how much a rit. slows down
with a parameter.  By default it slows to half the speed; poco rit. 
slows by 10%.


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