From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!CAD:tektronix!zehntel!zinfandel!nyles Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: Loud Music: Why? - (nf) Article-I.D.: zehntel.821 Posted: Tue Mar 8 01:20:54 1983 Received: Wed Mar 9 06:18:29 1983 #R:cwruecmp:-52600:zinfandel:8200035:000:846 zinfandel!nyles Mar 4 00:09:00 1983 Having been a musician at one time in the distant past, I can understand in part why some bands like to play loud. I used to play the trumpet, but due to laziness and a full school schecule, I stopped playing. I still play the piano occasionally. But back to the point, which is that some music is written to be PLAYED loud. That's what 'fortissimo' means. Another thing is that when playing in concert, marching, or jazz band, when the entire band is blasting away on a particularly fun or inspiring part, the excitement I felt was tremendous. Maybe that's why musicians as a class are so crazy, I don't know. Some classical music is quite loud, such as the 1812 overture, where some orchestras use real cannons, built especially for that purpose. Pardon the pun, but playing loud can be a BLAST. Lord Morgon (zinfandel!nyles)