dhbailey
Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:47:21 -0800
Aaron Sherber wrote:
Hi all,Given an instrumental part that plays for 20 measures or so at mf with the occasional rest thrown in, is there a rule of thumb (or something more formal) about when the dynamic should be restated?It's in my head that if there are two or more full measures of rest, the dynamic should be repeated when the instrument comes in again, for clarity. If there's only a single measure rest (even if there's a beat or two of rest on either side of the empty measure), it's assumed that the last stated dynamic is still in force.I took a quick look through Ross and Read, but I didn't see anything pertinent.
I agree with your logic -- longer rests need a restatement of the dynamic to remove any doubt. Especially in amateur performance groups where the dynamics of the other parts still playing may change some during the rest even though the music doesn't ask for it. So make things clear and restate the dynamic.
Shorter rests (one measure or shorter) shouldn't need the dynamic to be restated.
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