A quick Google search reveals that someone asked for this on the list back in 2004, but was quickly shot down. See here: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg08302.html>
He argues that if \ppp is a command in Lilypond and \sin is a command in LaTeX, then \rit should also be a command, even though an identical looking symbol could be made using text commands. I'd like to further this argument by pointing out that ritardando has an effect on how the music is played. I'm using Lilypond so that I can output a midi file for use in other applications, but without a ritardando command the tempo is too fast at the end of my midi file. In order to fix that, I'm either going to have to add an ungodly amount of tempo changes in my Lilypond file, or edit the midi file in Rosegarden every time I export it. These are not ideal solutions. If the \rit command etc. are implemented in Lilypond, I think they should have syntax similar to crescendo and additionally allow me to specify the change in tempo. Am I missing something? Is there an easy way to change tempo gradually that I've overlooked? Or is the notation for ritardando simply not standardized enough to be a command? Regards, Jonathan _______________________________________________ bug-lilypond mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond
