Re: OT: Strange tempo indication

[David Kastrup]

Urs Liska <address@hidden> writes:

> I'm wondering about the "T." in a 18th century print. The file is too
> large to attach here, so please view at
> https://git.openlilylib.org/bfsc/kayser/issues/3.
>
> First I thought it referred to the tenors, but it's obviously not
> related to that. It's in all the parts, and I've also seen it with other
> tempi. What's confusing me is also that it's not in italics while Gravè is.
>
> Any suggestions?

Maybe "Gravè" is the tempo given in the manuscript?  And "T." is short
for "Tempo" as an explanation by the publisher?  Is the "T."
consistently combined with tempo-related terms?

-- 
David Kastrup