Dynamics popover

The table contains examples of what you can enter into the dynamics popover to input the different dynamics available.

You can open the dynamics popover in Write mode in any of the following ways when either an item is selected or the caret is active:

  • Press Shift-D.

  • Select an existing dynamic and press Return.

  • Choose Write > Create Dynamic.

The icon on the left-hand side of the popover matches the corresponding button in the Notations toolbox on the right of the window.

Figure 1. Dynamics popover with an example entry
Figure 2. Dynamics button in the Notations toolbox

Dynamics popover entries

Dynamic or modifier

Popover entry

pianissimo:

pp

piano:

p

mezzo piano:

mp

mezzo forte:

mf

forte:

f

fortissimo:

ff

subito

subito, sub, or sub.

possibile

possibile, poss, or poss.

poco

poco

molto

molto

più

piu or più

meno

meno

mosso

mosso

crescendo:

<

cresc. (text)

cresc

diminuendo:

>

dim. (text)

dim

crescendo then diminuendo messa di voce:

<>

diminuendo then crescendo messa di voce:

><

niente hairpins that start/end with a small circle

o< or >o

niente hairpins that start/end with the letter “n”

n< or >n

sforzando:

sfz

rinforzando:

rfz

This list is not comprehensive as you can enter anything as a dynamic modifier. It is intended to illustrate how you can structure your entry to input different types of dynamics.

Tip

You can input hairpins directly into the score without the popover by pressing < for a crescendo hairpin and > for a diminuendo hairpin.

You can change the appearance of all gradual dynamics project-wide on the Dynamics page in Engraving Options. You can also change the appearance of individual gradual dynamics.

Inputting modifiers into the dynamics popover

You can enter modifiers into the dynamics popover, such as poco, molto, subito, espressivo, or dolce. It appears in the correct italic font beside the dynamic. However, you must also enter an accompanying immediate dynamic, such as p or f, and separate the two with a space, for example, f molto or p espressivo.

You can hide immediate dynamics if you only want to show the modifier.