I was taught that FFF means "forte possible" (within the very fragile
bounds of control, balance, and musical taste). This obviously must be
tempered by knowledge of the composer, the hall, the style of music and
the requirements of the conductor.
I have always thought that ffff, fffff, crescendo after fff and other
"illogical" dynamics indicate that the composer/arranger has experienced
players and conductors who do not take fff seriously. It is also
possible that we don't all mean the same thing when we write a dynamic :).
Richard Smith
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Carl Bangs wrote:
Ralph Mazza wrote:
Rachel Harvey asked (rhetorically, I think) how DO you play an FF and
an FFF-and distinguish between the two?
It gets worse. I recently saw (in Sibelius No.1, I think) fff
followed by a crescendo. I decided that (like much else about my
playing) that was more than I could manage.
Ralph Mazza
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These dynamic markings are simply the composers' request for more
defined levels of sound within the possible range. A fff followed by a
crescendo tells the performer that fff does not mean as loud as possible.
Carl Bangs
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