Table of Contents
Notation reference
Dynamics
Dynamics indicate the loudness of the music and can be combined with expressive text to give further clarification about how to perform the music. Dynamics can indicate an immediate change in volume or a gradual change over a specified duration.
Niente markings
Niente markings at the start/end of gradual dynamics indicate that the dynamic either increases from, or decreases to, silence.
Changing the appearance of niente hairpins
You can show niente hairpins in two ways in Dorico Pro, and you can change how they appear individually, independently of your project-wide setting. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Changing the appearance of niente hairpins

You can show niente hairpins in two ways in Dorico Pro, and you can change how they appear individually, independently of your project-wide setting. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Prerequisite

The lower zone is shown.
Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.
If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.
You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

Select the hairpins whose niente style you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
In the Properties panel, activate Niente style in the Dynamics group.
Choose one of the following options:
- Circle on hairpin
- Text

Result

The niente style of the selected hairpins is changed. If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.

Tip

You can change how all niente hairpins appear project-wide in the Gradual Dynamics section of the Dynamics page in Engraving Options.

Example


Figure 1. A niente shown as Circle on hairpin	Figure 2. A niente shown as Text