Re: OT: Strange tempo indication

[David Kastrup]

Urs Liska <address@hidden> writes:

> Am 28.06.2016 um 13:01 schrieb 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?
>>
> No, only occasionally.
> Andrew Bernard suggested T for Tutti as opposed to tempo Solo.

Oh right.  T. for tutti is very common even into the 20th century.

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David Kastrup