From the course: Learning Music Notation
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Real-time dynamic change
- [Narrator] Dynamic symbols are an effective way to communicate a specific dynamic. But, other symbols, or text markings are necessary when the goal is to show a gradual increase or decrease of amplitude. Let's take a look at crescendo and decrescendo markings. So, when the change in dynamics occurs over a shorter span, say one or two measures, symbols referred to as hairpins are used for crescendos and decrescendos. So, here we see a crescendo mark, which starts on the left side of the hairpin and then opens up. And that symbol, again, is called a crescendo. And means, to gradually get louder. The reverse of that, is where the hairpin is open at the beginning and then closes. That's referred to as a decrescendo, or a diminuendo. And, both of those mean to gradually get softer. So, here's a piece of music with a lot of short crescendos and decrescendos. And from experience, let me tell you that passage like this could really look messy on the page, if you're not careful about how you…
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