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Tempo change lines and fermatas cause an unmarked a tempo after the fermata

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Since Sep 14, 2026.

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Description

Issue type

General playback bug

Description with steps to reproduce
  1. Add a tempo change line from the Tempo palette
  2. Add a fermata after the tempo change
  3. Listen and see how after the fermata it goes back to the original tempo even if a tempo isn't marked

Expected behavior: Tempo change stays in effect after the fermata
Actual behavior: Tempo jumps back to original tempo from before the tempo change

Supporting files, videos and screenshots

Chopin concerto where I noticed the issue:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/573cb59f-b5a7-4b23-a92c-655201b2472f

Minimal example:

Tempo Line example.zip

In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

MuseScore Studio 4.7.4, MuseScore Studio 4.7.5

Regression

I was unable to check

Operating system

Windows 10

Additional context

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