What is dynamic range in music?
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Dynamics in music are about how loud or soft you want things to be.
Sheet music is covered in things called “dynamic markings” to indicate this – someone playing along with the written part might be tagged to play softly in one section (piano) then get louder (up to forte), then go back down to very soft (pianissimo). Sheet music needs instructions about not just pitch (higher and lower notes) or tempo (speed), but also force and power (louder and softer).
The dynamic range is a way of talking about everything included in that variation. Whether it’s talking about a snatch of a few bars within a piece, or talking about what a single instrument (like a violin or a trumpet) does through a whole piece…when you talk about dynamic range you’re highlighting and getting detailed about that contrast.
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