When I enter a tempo marking of “meno mosso”, Dorico changes the playback speed to 110%, which is a change in the wrong direction. A “píu mosso” tempo marking correctly increases the tempo.
Any expression with mosso in it will IIRC will speed up. The meno is not considered part of the expression.
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I know how to change the tempo percentage change, I mentioned the topic because I think it is an odd way to approach this, especially if what Derrek says is accurate, “Any expression with moss in it with speed up”. Are there occurrences of the term “mosso” as a stand-alone tempo marking in the literature? Perhaps so, though I cannot think of any. But perhaps there is a deeper logic behind this programming choice that I cannot see at this point. Quite possible….
I agree.
I would actually prefer that these relative marks don’t automatically change the tempo, but be allowed to put an actual bpm target value or a percentage in the properties (same applies to gradual speed changes).
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The ideal solution would be to have the target tempo, and different gradient behaviors available (linear, as is now, exponential, logarithmic, S shapes). This could really make a difference in the realism of the way the music flows.
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I have indeed a piece where mosso (no capital) is used as stand alone indication and I am a bit confused what it is supposed to mean. It is shown only at some of the staffs and not as a tempo indication above the staff. It is in the position of a dynamic and preceded by a crescendo hairpin. I assumed that no tempo change should occur but that the ostinato like repeated notes should be played very lively with short attack.
mosso simply means “motion”. meno and piu are modifiers that mean less and more, respectively. This is a relative marking and not absolute.
Nice piece.
Jesper
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The trouble is, there are examples of everything in the literature.
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