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how to play sf/sfp? [duplicate]
I'm a bit confused what sf and sfp mean.
do they mean to suddenly play forte/loud, or to simply play an accent, or both?
and are all the following notes after sf supposed to be played forte?
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What is this "<>" thing above a note
It looks like a crescendo and a decrescendo on one note, but I don't think that's it:
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Difference between fz, sz and f
What is exactly the difference between f (forte) and fz (forzato) ? I thought for long time that fz is similar to sf (sforzando), i.e. that it's a punctual dynamic that works only at the moment where ...
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the difference between SF and an accent mark [duplicate]
what is the difference between these two? I know Sf is a dynamic, but what if it is already in a forte section?
and with sf do you play every note following as sf until another dynamic change or do ...
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Is it possible to combine accent and tremolo in notation?
I want to have a strings part with tremolo, like used for example on the beginning of the 4th movement in Beethoven's 6th Symphony.
But I also want the beginning of every such note to be accented. In ...
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Writing dynamics separately with Lilypond
I've recently been engraving more and more with Lilypond, and I stumbled upon a .ly file on Mutopia (public domain scores engraved with Lilypond) where the dynamics and articulations are written ...
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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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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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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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Can you really pay attention to every single slur, trill, ornament, etc.?
Debussy's Étude pour les agréments focuses on all those small symbols in a score that indicate some intent from the composer: accentuation marks, hairpins (crescendi, decrescendi), pizzicati, ...
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