The use of ffff or pppp is not a request by the composer to increase the range of dynamic possibilities. It is a is a request for increased control and definition of dynamics within the possible range.
Carl Bangs Fenwick Parva Press fenwickparva.com -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [Hornlist] How to convince others From: "Loren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, October 31, 2008 7:57 am To: "'The Horn List'" <horn@music.memphis.edu> Forget it. FFFFFFFFFF might be possible with a machine, but is definitely not humanly possible. Even if it were humanly possible, which it isn't, you might convince someone once, but they would never listen to you again, because they would be permanently deaf. FFF is about as loud as you can play; my measurements have determined that the limit of this human's capacity on a French horn as in the range 103-120 decibels no matter how hard he blows. Caveat, I have never measured the decibels of a wife trying to get her husband to help around the house! Loren Mayhew, Owner Computer Intelligence LLC, dba CI Music [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.mayhews.us/CI/Finke 001 (520) 289-0700 Hey all, I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to convince people. that FFFFFFFFFF is a sometimes dynamic.... -- Mathew James _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/loren%40mayhews.us _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/bangs%40fenwickparva.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
