Music occupies a wider frequency and dynamic range than speech

Evidence

The levels indicated hold for “normal speech” as delivered for example in a small lecture hall. The components of music encompass a larger distribution in the hearing area as indicated in Fig. 2.1 by a different hatching. It starts at low frequencies near 40 Hz, and reaches about 10 kHz. Including pianissimo and fortissimo, the dynamic range of music starts at sound pressure levels below 20 dB and reaches levels in excess of 95 dB. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 159