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Re: OT: Strange tempo indication


From: Urs Liska
Subject: Re: OT: Strange tempo indication
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2016 13:03:35 +0200
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Am 28.06.2016 um 13:01 schrieb David Kastrup:
> Urs Liska <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> I'm wondering about the "T." in a 18th century print. The file is too
>> large to attach here, so please view at
>> https://git.openlilylib.org/bfsc/kayser/issues/3.
>>
>> First I thought it referred to the tenors, but it's obviously not
>> related to that. It's in all the parts, and I've also seen it with other
>> tempi. What's confusing me is also that it's not in italics while Gravè is.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
> Maybe "Gravè" is the tempo given in the manuscript?  And "T." is short
> for "Tempo" as an explanation by the publisher?  Is the "T."
> consistently combined with tempo-related terms?
>
No, only occasionally.
Andrew Bernard suggested T for Tutti as opposed to tempo Solo. I'll have
a look through all the parts and see if that seems reasonable.

Urs



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