I've spoken to a number of musicians recently, including a noted orchestral
conductor, and several composers who all seem to feel that the dynamic
'mezzo piano' is basically a meaningless dynamic, and they think it should
never be used.
Hard to see how they could refer to themselves as musicians. Even if there is not a clearly discernable difference in decibel level between mf and mp (and there should be), there is most certainly a difference in ATTITUDE in how the two markings are approached.
Each of the markings means "not quite as pronounced as xxx"". mf is not quite a full forte. mp is not quite a full piano. When playing mf, a musician reads that in the context of loud. When playing mp, the musician sees that in context of soft. The differences are very real.
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