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From: DJF <address@hidden>
To: Yakir Arbib <address@hidden>
Cc: lilypond-user Mailinglist <address@hidden>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 15:33:25 -0500
Subject: Re: Multiple tempos at the same time and midi playback?
On Dec 13, 2018, at 7:33 AM, Yakir Arbib <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> I write modern classical music in which each instrument has its' own
> separate tempo. My question is, do you think it's possible to write
> something like that in LilyPond using separate tempo commands for each
> staff?
>
To get a separate tempo marking in each staff, you would, in a \layout block, remove the Metronome_mark_engraver from the Score level, and add it to the Staff level. Because you’re new to LilyPond, I’ve attached a little longer and more complete example than usual and also included its contents below.
I would hasten to add that this is a visual fix only—the various tempi will not be rendered in MIDI playback. If you add a \midi { } line at the end of the \score block, it will use the last metronome mark (in the example below, 4 = 110) as its tempo for all the parts. Someone more knowledgable than I will have to tell you if it's even possible to get separate tempi rendered simultaneously. I suspect not.
I hope this is helpful.
Dan
I would suggest trying to export each part as a separate file, then import them individually into your DAW.
\book {
\bookOutputSuffix "violin"
\score {
\violinPart
\midi { }
}
}
\book {
\bookOutputSuffix "viola"
\score {
\violaPart
\midi { }
}
}
\book {
\bookOutputSuffix "cello"
\score {
\celloPart
\midi { }
}
}
\book {
\bookOutputSuffix "contrabass"
\score {
\contrabassPart
\midi { }
}
}
HTH,
Elaine Alt
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