On Jul 1, 2005, at 6:14 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
there are lots old editions out there with the order reversed (new value = old value). I don't know why *anyone* ever thought that was a good way of indicating tempo shifts, but unfortunately, it's not uncommon.
It used to be absolutely standard, and actually was logical in terms of the way metronome marks are indicated: we say Q = 120, after all, not 120 = Q. But of course it was confusing and has been largely superseded. Me, I always use arrows except for cautionary "proportions" of the Q = Q type.
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