Talk:Dynamics (music)
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"Fortississimo" and "pianississimo"?? I thought these were jokes that band directors made up. Unless someone indicates otherwise, I'll shortly be refining this article to indicate that those are facetious words.
UPDATE: Refinement done. Any objections?
SFT 07:52, 2004 Oct 23 (UTC)
these are not jokes, maybe neologisms. But you have to say them somehow. This article doesn't mention stuff like: Fermata = to hold as long as desired. Rf. (Rinforzando) = to stress by strength, as opposed to Sfz. (Sforzando) = to stress by pushing, by pressure. Dol. (Dolce) = to play sweetly Smorz poco a poco = to grow softer(?) little by little.
those should be in this article cause like Crescendo (written or as symbol ) should be here. so this is a stub IMHO -- Nkour 14:03, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Those aren't dynamics. Dolce and smorz (???) are just musical directions, as are fermata. You might get away with mentioning rf and sfz, but those are more articulationy. SFT | Talk 09:39, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 1812 Overture
Recent addition to the article in bold:
- Tchaikovsky indicated pppppp and ffff in passages of his Pathétique symphony and in the 1812 Overture.
I can't verify that this is wrong, but I am somewhat incredulous that Tchaikovsky would use both five ps and four fs in two separate pieces. Can someone with access to a score verify or debunk this?
- Doesn't surprise me, Tchaikovsky had a flair for melodrama. Though it wouldn't hurt to check a score, I suppose. Volunteer Sibelius Salesman 19:10, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
