VON WEBER TO A BAWLING CHOIR

Some choirs have exactly one dynamic: **loud**.

During a London rehearsal of his *Jubel Cantata*, Carl Maria von Weber reached a gentle choral prayer. The singers hit it like a victory anthem—big sound, zero nuance.

Weber stopped them and basically asked: *Would you shout a prayer like that in front of God?*

Point made. Dynamics aren’t just volume—they’re meaning.