Changing the style of gradual tempo changes

You can change the style of individual gradual tempo changes. Gradual tempo changes can appear as text only with no continuation line, text with a continuation line, or with the word spread across their duration.

Procedure

  1. Select the gradual tempo changes whose style you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate Gradual style in the Tempo group.
  3. Select one of the following options from the menu:

    • rit.

    • rit...

    • rit-e-nu-to

Result

The style of the selected gradual tempo changes is changed.

Note

Only gradual tempo changes with valid full text appear separated into syllables, for example, ritenuto or accelerando. Gradual tempo changes automatically have valid full text when you input them using the panel or select a suggested entry from the menu when using the popover. You can also change the text of existing gradual tempo changes, including adding hyphens manually to control how they are separated into syllables.

Example

Figure 1. rit.: Text only
Figure 2. rit...: Text with a continuation line
Figure 3. rit-e-nu-to: Syllables in the text spread across the duration of the gradual tempo change