Thanks for your advice. The composer is deceased, so I can't consult with him. Would I be safe in supplying one dynamic for the manuals' staves and a separate dynamic for the pedals? Most passages in this work will show the same dynamic in both places.
On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Noel Stoutenburg <[email protected]>wrote: > Ryan wrote: > > Where is it necessary to place the dynamics when writing for organ? >> > > Based upon my study of the organ, it varies depending upon the location, > period and style in which the work is written, and in more recent years, > even from one composer to another. . > > > The manuscript I'm working from isn't consistent in the placement of >> dynamics. It also doesn't specify individual stops to use (for example, a >> trumpet stop that would naturally sound louder than a flute stop), so can >> one dynamic marking placed in between the top two staves suffice? >> > > One would often expect that a trumpet stop would sound larger than a flute > stop, but this is not necessarily always true. A large organ will have loud > flute stops, which might in some cases be as loud, or louder than a trumpet. > > > Are the pedals capable of playing at a different dynamic level than the >> manuals? >> > > Yes. > > Would the performer know that the dynamic [given for the manuals] also >> applied to the pedals? >> > > Most knowlegable organists will be able to recognize when the pedals should > be at the same dynamic level as one or both manuals, and if only one, then > which one, but it would be wise to assume that not everyone will. > > > I suppose >> that each organ is built differently, so it would be nearly impossible to >> prepare for every performance situation. >> > > This is a good supposition. My recommendation is to engrave what you have, > then consult with the composer, or if it is not possible to consult with the > composer, to solicit the advice of an experienced organist as to how to > clarify the intentions of the composer. > > ns > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
