Yeah, I don't think that's necessary here, but in general, a very good idea. It would be nice if the original composer/arranger would be a little bit more specific with their intentions :-)
When I'm using Hymns as a basis for brass quartets, if I am not familiar with the Hymn, I have to guess about dynamics and tempo. On Sun, Sep 26, 2021 at 5:40 PM Kira Garvie <[email protected]> wrote: > > Alright, that’s a bit beyond my scope of usual music notation and > performance, I’m sorry! I’d say maybe just find a recording of the soundtrack > and match it up? > > On Sun, Sep 26, 2021 at 5:37 PM Kenneth Wolcott <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Hi Kira; >> >> Attached screenshot. >> >> At bar 11 the tempo changes to a march, so I can figure that out. >> >> Now, since I basically know what the music sounds like, I think that >> the default 60bpm that midi uses is ok, but... >> >> On Sun, Sep 26, 2021 at 2:11 PM Kira Garvie <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Hi Ken, >> > That’s a lovely vague indication, isn’t it! I always felt it implied more >> > of a playing style than a tempo, but everything I have played that has had >> > that marking has been mostly along the lines of an “andantino.” It’s hard >> > to give an exact metronome marking for that, though, it depends on the >> > harmonic motion as well as the predominant rhythmic motion! Do you have a >> > scan or photo of the piece? >> > Best, >> > Kira >> > >> > On Sun, Sep 26, 2021 at 5:08 PM Kenneth Wolcott <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi; >> >> >> >> Not a Lilypond question, but a musical one. >> >> >> >> When the tempo is given as "Simply", what metronome marking would that >> >> imply? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ken Wolcott >> >>
