On Sat 19 Jun 2021 at 10:53:40 (-0700), Mark Stephen Mrotek wrote: > Yes, yet what if the level was dynamic, i.e., changing, then dynamic would > operate as an adjective - stating what kind?
When I listen to the TV, the dynamic level varies between programmes and adverts. I think the burden is on you to construct a sentence that describes this, and which uses dynamic as an adjective. (Of course, any example will do.) > From: lilypond-user > [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr....@gnu.org] On Behalf Of > David Zelinsky > Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 10:12 AM > > Just a pendantic remark that, in the phrase "dynamic level", the word > "dynamic" is still being used as a noun, though it is modifying another noun. > Technically it is a "noun adjunct". It would also make sense to interperet > it as the *adjective* "dynamic", but then "dynamic level" > would mean a level that is dynamic, i.e. changing. That makes sense, but > it's not what was meant in the present context. > > -David > > Robert Gaebler <bob.gaeb...@outlook.com> writes: > > > > Thanks… happy to advise. I would call \ff a dynamic. > > “Dynamics” is an interesting word, described as “plural in form, > > singular or plural in construction” in Merriam-Webster. The plural > > construct usually refers to the entire range of variation of loud to > > soft within a piece. So you might say, “The dynamics in this etude > > are exquisite!” (Plural in construction.) But a conductor or music > > teacher might caution, “Now, watch the dynamics here!” (Singular in > > construction, admonishing caution in the _application_ of dynamic > > expression in this particularly difficult > > passage.) > > The \ff is a specific mark denoting a dynamic level to be applied at > > the point of usage. Note that “dynamic” is both an adjective and a > > noun. The mark in the score is referred to as a dynamic (noun). It > > denotes a dynamic (adjective) level to be expressed. > > I hope this helps. > > > > BoG > > > > From: Jacques Menu<mailto:imj-muz...@bluewin.ch> > > Sent: Friday, June 18, 2021 1:00 AM > > > > BTW, another question came to me: in the LP notation manual, ‘dynamic’ is > > sometimes a noun as in ‘dynamics’ and sometimes an adjective as in ’dynamic > > mark’. > > So, is \ff a dynamic or a dynamics? > > > > JM Cheers, David.
