JPComposer
Senior Member
i'm reading a score which has a dynamic change to f. All instruments are marked f apart from the bassoons, the 2nd violins and the violas which are marked [f]. Any ideas why the brackets?
The editor is likely correcting something that they assume was an unintentional omission in the original version, such as missing dynamics markers in the bassoons + vln II while the rest of the orch is at f.i'm reading a score which has a dynamic change to f. All instruments are marked f apart from the bassoons, the 2nd violins and the violas which are marked [f]. Any ideas why the brackets?
Most probably it's an indication that the composer didn't write those, and that the editor added them as an emendation.
The editor is likely correcting something that they assume was an unintentional omission in the original version, such as missing dynamics markers in the bassoons + vln II while the rest of the orch is at f.
perhaps it's a combo of both explanations.
This also possibly clarifies the balance Dvorak wanted,
Given the fact that not only these forte indications are put in brackets, but also some 'z' (turning a forte indication into a forzando - two completely different things),
I totally second that. One of my favorite scores to study.Dvorak wrote some great stuff. I'm finding this symphony to be a real goldmine for different instrument combinations and textures.