I have run into a couple of anomalies with the \articulate command and the
abbreviation "rit."
First,
\version "2.19.15"
\include "articulate.ly"
\score{
\unfoldRepeats \articulate
\new ChoirStaff <<
\new Staff c-"rit."
\new Staff c-"rit."
>>
\layout { }
\midi { }
}
throws a warning: warning: Two simultaneous tempo-change events, junking
this one
warning: Previous tempo-change event here
If "rit." is replaced with "\markup { "rit." }, no warning is thrown. Section
"1.8.1 Writing text" pretty much implies that those two ways of generating text
are equivalent.
I don't think this warning should occur. Isn't it a common thing to place such
a notation in all staves so that if parts are generated, each part will have
the notation.
Second,
\version "2.19.15"
\include "articulate.ly"
music = \relative c'' { \repeat unfold 21 { c d e f} c-"rit." d e f \repeat
unfold 6 { c d e f }}
\score { {
\unfoldRepeats \articulate
\new Staff \music
}
\layout { }
\midi { }
}
generates a midi file that begins with the tempo "4=60" (the default) and then
changes to "4=36" at measure 22 and remains there for the remainder of the midi
file. if "rit." is replaced with \markup { "rit." } the tempo is a constant
4=60 for the whole midi file.
I think the most disturbiing thing is that \articulate is interpreting "rit."
to mean "ritenuto" rather than "ritardando", which I think is the most common
interpretation of "rit.". It would be great if the tempo would ramp down
gradually to "4=36" at the end.
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