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In music, the dynamics of a piece are the variation in loudness between notes or phrases.Dynamics are indicated by specific musical notation, often in some detail.However, dynamics markings require interpretation by the performer depending on the musical context: a specific marking may correspond to a different volume between pieces or even sections of one piece.
Fortissimo: very strong: Very loud Mezzo forte: half-strong: Moderately loud Marcato: marked: A note played forcefully Messa di voce: placing the voice: A style of singing involving changing volume while holding a single note Piano: gentle: Soft Pianissimo: very gentle: Very soft Mezzo piano: half-gentle: Moderately soft Sforzando: strained ...
Immediately (e.g. subito pp, which instructs the player to suddenly drop to pianissimo as an effect); often abbreviated as sub. sul Lit. "on the", as in sul ponticello (on the bridge); sul tasto (on the fingerboard); sul E (on the E string), etc. sul E "on the E", indicating a passage is to be played on the E string of a violin.
On 13 April 2007 they released a new album, entitled Pianissimo fortissimo . In 2008 Stefano Milano left Perturbazione. His replacement was Alex Baracco (bass).
In the course of the Grosse Fuge, Beethoven plays this motif in every possible variation: fortissimo and pianissimo, in different rhythms, upside down and backwards. The usual practice in a traditional fugue is to make a simple, unadorned statement of the subject at the outset, but Beethoven from the very beginning presents the subject in a ...
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
Herbert Goodkind said this about the playability of Nemessányi's instruments: "They possess both mellowness and power, and an ease and evenness of response that enables the performer to produce the gamut of dynamic shadings from pianissimo to fortissimo without loss of quality."
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