Re: Dynamics and tempo alignment?

[Mark Knoop]

At 14:16 on 04 Nov 2021, Kevin Cole wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I think I'm making great strides with my wee little transcriptions,
> but here's my latest puzzle:
>
> I have the following measure:
>
>       g2^\>\tempo \markup { \italic "Slower." } 4 = 65
>       <<
>         { \voiceOne fs8\!\p([ g8]) }
>         \new Voice
>         { \voiceTwo fs8 g8 }
>       >>
>       \oneVoice                                              | %  20
>
> I want the "Slower (♩= 65)" to appear above and at the start of the
> decrescendo. But instead it appears to the right of it. (See attached
> PNG.)  There seem to be a lot of different -- and to me -- overly
> complicated -- ways of doing this. Is there a "recommended" way
> without trying to give relative coordinates to move to?

\tempo is not a postfix command like dynamics and markups. Just put it before 
the g2.

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Mark Knoop