Confusion with dynamics
I'm not sure if anyone's asked these before on here but I'm trying sort some dynamics out on my composing project and I have some questions:
1) What I want to do is have a diminuendo from ff to p across 4 bars; do I use 4 separate diminuendos or just 1 across the 4 bars?
2)After the part mentioned in the previous question I want to have a sudden sfz on both hands (I'm using a piano btw) so do I put one sfz between the 2 staffs or a sfz for each?
3)After the sfz, I want to go back to p and crescendo across another 4 bars back into ff so do I put a p after the sfz and then after the crescendo (or crescendos depending on the answer to the first question) do I put ff?
PS: I'd ask my music teacher but I'd probably forget the questions by Monday
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One of everything, between the staves. (waffle to reach 30 characters)
1) You shouldn't use multiple decrescendos so use just the one, but if that looks awkward because 4 measures is wide use staff text decresc. after the fortisimo.
2) Sforzando is an accent, not a dynamic mark, so put it on both hands' notes.
3) Yes do this. Consider using staff text cresc. instead of a 4 measure crescendo.
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