Nonsense. The more info, the better, especially, when it comes to dynamics. There's no more time-wasting question than "Should I have a dynamic marking here?"
Ray Horton Louisville Orchestra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Broom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 10:00 AM Subject: [Finale] TAN: Is mp a redundant dynamic? > > I've spoken to a number of musicians recently, including a noted orchestral > conductor, and several composers who all seem to feel that the dynamic > 'mezzo piano' is basically a meaningless dynamic, and they think it should > never be used. I've even heard one go as far as to say that the same is > true of 'mf' as well. I personally don't agree with this at all, and for me > there is a clear distinction between p, mp and mf, but I was wondering how > widespread this feeling about mp is, and how folk on the list feel about it? > And if it's redundant, then why is it redundant? _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
