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dynamic contrast

die-NA-mic CON-trast

[English]

The difference between two, usually extreme, dynamics. The technique of abruptly switching between very loud and very soft in a composition is generally a feature of Renaissance or early Baroque music.


Example


Giovanni Gabrieli: "Hodie Christus natus est"



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