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In article <40a3c358$0$4639$a0ced6e1@news.skynet.be>,
"Jeff Jones" <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote: > "Sonarrat" <sonarrat@stormloader.com> wrote in message > news:21429691.0405131005.73dbb96c@posting.google.com... > > "Robert Chung" <me2@privacy.net> wrote in message > news:<2gh2d5F2oda3U1@uni-berlin.de>... > > > > > > > I didn't know the word "sforzando." I like it, and anxiously await its > use > > > in the live commentary. > > > > I'm disagree somewhat, because terms like "fortissimo," "piano," > > "crescendo," etc. refer to volume, not speed. (A sforzando is like an > > exclamation point on a single note or chord.) > > > I know they refer to volume and not speed, but I didn't think up the "piano" > analogy in the first place. Robert and I merely extended it - probably > beyond its capacity. Of course it would make more sense to use a speed > analogy, but that's the beauty of the subtle differences in language. > > Jeff (thinks Crescenzo d'Amore is a pretty cool name for an Italian, but > that's another thread) I think it's probably a "stage" name, but I agree and he's on my LessYourImage fantasy team... -Sonarrat. |
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