Hi Ken, > BTW, this arranger uses a mixture of hairpins and "cresc."/"dim." which seems > really silly to me. > Why not use only hairpins or only cresc+dim?
There are lots of good reasons to use both in a single score. That being said, a quick glance at the score you attached suggests the good reasons aren't the ones being used hereā¦ Cheers, Kieren.