Way to go Steve. I agree absolutey.
I especially liked the "viola" part ;-)
At 2/15/2006 01:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Speaking as a trombone player, I can report that (more in years past, not so
>much these days) the trombone section's collective mind, seeing FFFFF, often
>includes:
> 1) Let the games begin!
> 2) Are we aiming directly enough at the viola section?
> 3) Looks like I won't have to clean out the instrument this week
> 4) Trumpets? We don't need no stinkin' trumpets...
>etc etc
>Of course the flip side of this, doesn't the section recognize the PPPPP
>symbol?... of course: it ends up being as TACET...
>
>In a message dated 2/15/06 1:01:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
><< From: Christopher Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [Finale] 8th = Q
>Dynamics are not even just volume of sound, like decibels are, as much as we
>composers might wish otherwise. They are also indications of intensity of
>timbre... imagine what goes through the trombone section's collective mind
>when
>they see Tchaikovsky's FFFFF. Whaah-hoo! Of course they can't really play
five
>F's. >>
Phil Daley < AutoDesk >
http://www.conknet.com/~p_daley
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