On Mon 19 Nov 2001 at 01:34PM -0000, Laurie Griffiths wrote: > > Some people (I think it was Frank that started it) say (and I'm putting > words into their mouths) "Look, the Q: syntax is all very well for > controlling the speed of a player program, but what I want to be able to do > is to say 'play this at an Allegro speed' (or 'Lento' or some other word > whose meaning I know. And what 'Allegro' means is about 120 per minute. I > don't mind writing down what Allegro means once, but I shouldn't have to > write it every time. I mean Allegro is Allegro". >
I think we need to know whether "Allegro" is one of a small set of well-defined tempo descriptors (in which case it would be really nice to have the complete set together with their definitions) or one tempo definition in a large and vague set that spans the complete Italian language and is interpreted at the performer's discretion. James Allwright To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
