Questions tagged [dynamics]
For questions related to the intensity, or loudness, of sound.
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Why were dynamic markings not really used in the Baroque and Classical period?
Why is it that dynamics only really began to be frequently used from the Romantic period onward? Also what was the first recorded use of dynamics because I read on Wikipedia that it was first century ...
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Normalize a collection of WAVS in an homogenous way without loosing a bit of dynamic range
I ripped all my CDs of a band, and would like to do a loseless flac compilation. The degree of volume and compression is different in every album.
What's the easiest way to normalize by RMS a ...
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Dynamic markings and relative sound levels of instuments
In an orchestra, various instruments have different "perceived output volume" capabilities and these change across registers. For example, flutes get louder in their higher register, bassoons are ...
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What do I do if a fp marking is in between two notes?
How can i play the section with forte piano fp where fp is between two notes
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Is there a specific term for the orchestral bursts in The Firebird?
In Stravinsky's Firebird, during the Danse Infernale section, there are several very short, jarring bursts from the orchestra. These bursts have an unusual dynamic quality in that the attack is not at ...
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Crescendo and accelerando throughout, how?
I hear this in most piano transcriptions and in all orchestras when I hear In the Hall of the Mountain King. It is as though Edvard Grieg wrote cresc. and accel. and pp and left it at that. I did hear ...
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How to play forte-piano chord on piano?
In Beethoven's Pathetique, how do you play the fortepiano chords in the third movement (rondo)? I can easily do this on a wind instrument by changing wind speed, but on piano, I have no idea how to ...
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Do contemporary singers sound “wrong” without a microphone?
When I play guitar and sing, it isn’t very loud because I mix my head voice with falsetto. It’s impossible for me to know what this sounds like without recording my voice- but the only way to record ...
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Dynamic techniques for left hand?
So I am practicing the first movement of the Pathetique Sonata. There are some things I find tricky about it(like a septuplet that comes right before the chromatic scale) but perhaps the trickiest of ...
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How can I make sure my mix is not “bricked” before sending it to be professionally mastered?
In the instructions provided to me by the service I'm using to have my album mastered, the engineers include this advice:
Include any desired processing, such as compression and equalization, but ...
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Sforzando but fortissimo, how to fix that?
I wished that Musescore could recognize the note velocity of other instruments when I just put in a series of sforzandos in 1 instrument followed by forte to recognize that it needs to do a crescendo. ...
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Is it necessary to put nuances indication at the start and end of a crescendo/decrescendo?
On one song I'm writing, I'd like to finish the song with a decrescendo on two measures.
My question is, is it better (or at least useful) to add a nuance at the end of the decrescendo like in the ...
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digital piano volume
I have a Yamaha P-115. Earlier I had a tutor coming home and he used to keep the volume 2-3 notches below the max. Now, I am in a different city, and go to a tutor in a music school, where I play a ...
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Can I use the G2 Pedal to simply act as a volume pedal?
I have access to a Guitar Effects Pedal G2 by Zoom (https://www.zoom-na.com/sites/default/files/products/downloads/pdfs/G2.pdf) and I've been perusing the manual for a distortion-free volume ...
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Determining dynamics of individual parts in music group
I have been lately wondering how to determine dynamics of individual parts in music group. As we all know sheet music many times doesn't provide all dynamics and phrasing.
It seems obvious to me, ...
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Where should dynamics marking be written?
I am recently writing a piece for violin and piano. Should I write the f and p dynamic markings of the violin above the stave of violin or below?
Also, should tempo markings such as rit. written on ...
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Do you always play the melody louder than the accompaniment, unless specified?
The moonlight sonata 1st movement by Beethoven, for example, has a melody on top with an accompaniment with the left AND right hand (starts at measure 5). People usually say that you play the melody ...
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Are anti-accents used for the piano?
According to wikipedia, anti-accents: accents that tell you to play a note softer than the surrounding notes, which are indicated by a breve (slightly softer), parentheses (significantly softer) and ...
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Does it matter where you put the tempo marking (piano)?
Does it matter where you put the tempo marking?
For example, above the treble staff, in between the treble staff and the bass staff or underneath the bass staff? I know that when you put a dynamic ...
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Is pizzicato on a violin family instrument louder than finger picking an acostic guitar?
It seems that way, since those instruments are played in large concert halls that a guitar would probably need an amplifier for.
And if it's true, what is the reason?
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Are single coil pickups better at catching picking dynamics?
I've seen mention of dynamics on the Internet generally associated with single coil pickups, and it seems that people assume that those have more dynamics.
However, there is an interesting forum ...
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How to play the dynamic correctly?
Is there any rule of thumb for how loud/quiet the dynamics should be played?
Like, when I see "pp" I know to play it softer than "mf" or "f", for example, but I have no way of knowing if I'm playing ...
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The same dynamic indication repeated?
Why is the f dynamic indication repeated in the last two bars displayed below if a dynamic instruction should last until a different indication occurs?
Also, in the same picture, should the notes ...
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Is there an English-language edition of “Dynamik und Agogik” by Hugo Riemann? [closed]
This book is cited by many theorists and it has inspired a lot of further works including the well-known book "Note Grouping" by Thurmond. There is a German language public domain version available at ...
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Problem with dynamics while playing
I am a musician and I play keyboard but I have a problem that worries me. Whenever I play I tend to strike the bass key(s) very hard and that note(s) is very clearly heard and obscures the right hand. ...
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What does *fp* mean in terms of volume to play?
I'm working on a piece where the volume is specified as fp. From what I can tell, this means "forte piano", which to me is meaningless. This is a piano piece, so:
1) Is it meaningless?
2) Do they ...
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Tell pianist to play entire piece softly, except one part
I've composed a short melody, however I'm very new to all this piano theory, how would I tell the pianist to play the entire piece softly? (mp, not pp), and how would I write exceptions for specific ...
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What would be good ways, preferably books, to practice dynamics on drums
After working out both hands practicing technique, it would be interesting to work on dynamics. However, apart from the advice to "play with others" I have not really seen a more concrete pointer. The ...
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MIDI volume level and expression interation
I can't understand the relationship between MIDI controller message 0x07 (overall volume channel) and MIDI controller message 0x0B (expression volume). I see the latter can be used for crescendo and ...
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Should loudness be maintained after crescendo or decrescendo?
If in a music piece crescendo is present but there are no decrescendos in the following measures, do I maintain the last loudness of the crescendo throughout until there is a decrescendo or another ...
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How to master dynamics while self-learning the piano?
I recently started learning the piano by myself, and is currently following the book "Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course, Book 1" for getting things started.
I played a little keyboard back when ...
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Duration of staccato
Is there such a thing as a duration of a staccato note? I mean if you play a whole note staccato and an eighth note staccato, should the duration be the same? What if somebody needs an extra short ...
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How do you make high notes softer and low notes louder on the C flute?
I have trouble controlling my dynamics on the flute, especially on high and low notes. People told me that if you blow harder, the note will get louder, but when I try to do that on low notes, they ...
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Schumann's grand sonata op 11: interpretation of pianissimo
The final bar of the introduction of Schumann's grand sonata op. 11 in F# minor has a pp stacked below the two final whole notes in the bass stave:
How should this dynamic indication be interpreted ...
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What's the name, and symbol, for the “normal” dynamic volume? (between mp and mf)
Let's say I'm singing and there's no dynamic mark at the start. I'll sing at my default "normal" volume. Then there's an mp so i get a bit quieter. If there had been an mf I would have got a bit ...
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Weird crescendo that looks different [closed]
I have not been able to find an answer to this question, so I am asking it here.
In this piece of music I am trying to play, there is a weird crescendo which looks like this:
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So since that ...
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How to (true by pass) or switch on off your effects pedal board BOss GT100 to get original guitar amp sound
I want to be able to go directly to my guitar amp sound which is a Roland JC120 and or a Fender Bassbreaker guitar amp. I use a BOSS GT100 Pedal effect board.
This GT100 when switched correctly does ...
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Why crescendo or decrescendo over one long note in piano music?
That C-chord on measure 6 of the system, from Grieg Piano Sonata, Op. 7, IV. Finale - Molto Allegro:
Why couldn't they just mark that D7 chord with a p? That G chord is marked pp.
Once you press a ...
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Is there a dynamics equivalent of the marking “a tempo”?
Is there a marking (or a term) that means "go back to the dynamic played at before the last (de)crescendo"? I'd prefer to not specify a particular dynamic immediately before the crescendo (in order to ...
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What makes a wind instrument sound louder or softer?
So obviously we can say "if you want to play louder, blow harder." However, is the connection really as simple as "more air means more volume," or is there a secondary effect which can permit louder ...
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Switching from keyboard to hammered-key digital piano
Ι've been playing 61 keys non-weighted keyboard for 3 years with the sole purpose of learning piano. But as Ι improved, I wanted to learn more and more difficult tracks which included 0th and 6th ...
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Why can't oboes play softly while clarinets can?
Clarinets are famed for being able to play diminuendo and crescendo to and from niente. Oboes, however, have trouble playing in very low dynamics.
The difference in construction of oboe and clarinet ...
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Clementi Op. 42 Lesson 5 Arietta (ABRSM Grade 1, A1), use of crescendo and diminuendo
I'm new to piano (and music theory) and I'm a little confused by the notation used for what I understand to be crescendo and diminuendo for the Arietta A1 piece.
The first bar starts off with a "p" ...
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Do I need Phantom Power?
I wanted to ask that I want to buy a condenser mic, I know it needs phantom power to work. So my question is will it work if i will connect it to a 3.5mm jack to my amp.
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What is the difference between (guitar) articulation and dynamics, and how do they relate?
I have been looking into articulation and dynamics over the past week, primarily focused on guitar (but I'm sure any learning musician can benefit from this regardless of your instrument). I believe I ...
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What are guitar dynamics?
Good evening folks!
I have a question this time about dynamics. Now I know that volume is considered part of 'dynamics'. But I'm wondering what else the term "dynamics" encompasses.
Does guitar ...
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How to practice dynamics in this piano song?
What's the best way to practice dynamics in the music sheet below? I can play this part with both hands but as soon as I try to add dynamics it falls apart - I either stop playing one hand, or one ...
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Note Accentuation (Dynamic) - When should/shouldn't you apply accentuation?
I am having some concern over whether it is appropriate or not to apply accentuation to every part of the song, apart from of course the drums, It's innately intuitive that these beats should be ...
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How to play fast and very quietly on piano
So at the moment I'm learning the first movement of the Pathétique Sonata by Beethoven.
The main problem I'm having is with the left-hand accompaniment which is similar throughout much of the piece, ...
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Piano both hands, different forces exercises
I'm practicing piano for almost a year now and I'm getting very good especially at playing with both hands. But for the first time I met a piece that requires me to apply different forces on both ...
