Having watched this debate for a while, I feel obliged to make a comment. I think what is actually wanted is the ability to write
Q:allegro because the word "allegro" was the tempo indicator in the original score. If a player program recognizes this and picks an appropriate tempo, then all is well. I believe that there are only a finite number of italian words used to indicate musical tempo, so this approach should actually be possible. James Allwright To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
