By definition (Harvard Brief Dictionary of Music): -- sforzando (abbreviated sfz or sf) - forced, with a strong accent on a single note or chord. sfp means sforzando followed immediately by piano.
-- fp - forte-piano, ie., loud followed by soft. sfzp wasn't in my dictionaries but if you use the above definitions it isn't hard to figure out. Also notice the definition for fp says nothing about an accent. One other definition to consider in this discussion: -- accent - emphasis or stress on one tone or chord ...... An accent is called dynamic if it results from greater volume; tonic if from higher pitch; agogic if from longer duration of the stressed notes. The dynamic accent is the most common type. fp is almost a dynamic accent by definition. It all seems interrelated and dependent on the musical interpretation of the composer and performers. Don Hart on 1/28/04 12:56 PM, Keef at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Very interesting argument but I was always under the impression that fp, > sf and sfz were *accents* not dynamics. Basically, you punch it and > get off of the punch as quickly as you can. That they look like > dynamics and use the same characters make them confusing. > > Sfp and sfzp would not make any sense to me as a performer. What's the > word to describe these markings? What's the action intended? Wouldn't > fp suffice? Would they change the level in the dynamic realm or not? > Can you have an sfp at the mf level or does it change the level from mf > to p?.......... _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
