Re: multiple tempi

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden wrote:
> hello list.
>
> I am new to lilypond, and cant really use it well yet.  I have used 
> other software in the past, but recently I have not found them to be 
> flexible enough for what I wish to create.  I am composing music with 
> multiple simultaneous tempi, which is to be played by musicians with a 
> click track. I would like to produce scores using musical notation 
> software, but have not yet found one which makes this possible.  before 
> I get into learning lilypond, I would like to inquire as to whether it 
> would be possible to create scores using it which have multiple 
> simultaneous tempi.

This should be possible, eg.

 <<
     \baseTempoTrack
     \compressmusic #'(48 60) \slowerTempoTrack
 >>

will set the \slowerTempoTrack 48/60th slower than baseTempoTrack.

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