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Changing the appearance of individual niente hairpins

You can show niente hairpins in two ways in Dorico Elements, and you can change how they

appear individually.

PROCEDURE

1. Select the hairpins whose niente style you want to change.

2. In the Properties panel, activate Niente style in the Dynamics group.

3. Choose one of the following options:

● Circle on hairpin

●

Text

RESULT

The niente style of the selected hairpins is changed.

EXAMPLE

A niente shown as Circle on hairpin A niente shown as Text

Expressive text

Expressive text adds further detail to a dynamic than simply its volume level, and can help guide

how a player performs a note or phrase.

In Dorico Elements, expressive text, such as “sim.”, poco, molto, or subito, must accompany a

dynamic level, such as  or .

NOTE

You cannot input expressive text on its own. However, you can hide the immediate dynamic that

follows/precedes it.

You can input expressive text by entering it into the dynamics popover alongside an immediate

dynamic or by clicking available options in the Immediate Dynamics section of the Dynamics

panel. You can also add it to existing dynamics by entering the expressive text you want into one

of the following properties in the Dynamics group of the Properties panel:

●

Prex adds expressive text before existing dynamics.

●

Sux adds expressive text after existing dynamics.