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Ritardando disappears when saving to MusicXML

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Since Nov 4, 2025.

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Description

Issue type

Import/export

Description with steps to reproduce
  1. Use rit. in your score.
  2. Save as MusicXML
  3. Observe the disappearance of rit.
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
Image

demonstration-copyright-warning.zip

In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

4.5.2.251141402 - Nightly-253070409-4.6.4

Regression

I was unable to check

Operating system

macOS Sequoia 15.6

Additional context

At bare minimum, the markings should translate to plain text markings.

Please forgive me, I would have re-opened issue #30853 , but I just need to make sure that you have this information before forgetting this for more pressing personal matters.

The demonstration files may contain copyrighted material.

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