How to notate 'fp'

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How to notate 'fp'

2009-02-04 09:33 pm

Has anyone had any experience notating fp? It was mentioned in an earlier thread on Smorzando, but just as wish list item, not a how-too or workaround.

TIA

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Re: How to notate 'fp'

Reply #1 – 2009-02-04 10:23 pm

G'day Warren,
I quite often simply place the 2 dynamics one after the other - right justify the "f" and centre justify the "p". See the following excerpt from a piece I'm rehearsing for a show now (the original score is pretty illegible and we have so many cuts in this song ya can't turn the pages fast enough...):

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!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.0,Single)
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:3
|Rest|Dur:8th
|Dynamic|Style:f|Pos:-8|Justify:Right
|Dynamic|Style:p|Pos:-8|Justify:Center
|Text|Text:"z"|Font:User1|Pos:6|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Dynamic|Style:p|Pos:-11|Justify:Center|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:4|Opts:Crescendo
|Bar
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

Doesn't do correct playback but looks OK - I do the charts I see this in so I can play them on my 'bone so playback isn't that big a deal...

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Re: How to notate 'fp'

Reply #2 – 2009-02-04 10:38 pm

Either of these work well for piano. Other instruments, especially winds, will need some tweaking.

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!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.0,Single)
|Dynamic|Style:p|Pos:11|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Text|Text:"fp"|Font:StaffItalic|Pos:-9|Justify:Right|Placement:AtNextNote
|Dynamic|Style:f|Pos:11|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Dynamic|Style:p|Pos:11|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Bar
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
|Dynamic|Style:f|Pos:-9|Justify:Right|Placement:AtNextNote
|Note|Dur:Whole,Grace|Pos:1z^|Visibility:Never
|Dynamic|Style:p|Pos:-9|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:1|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End