Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide To Music Notation
By Elaine Gould
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Behind Bars covers everything from basic rules, conventions and themes to complex instrumental techniques, empowering the reader to prepare music with total clarity and precision. With the advent of computer technology, it has never been more important for musicians to have ready access to principles of best practice in this dynamic field, and this book will support the endeavours of software users and devotees of hand-copying alike. The author's understanding of, and passion for, her subject has resulted in a book that is not only practical but also compellingly readable.
This seminal and all-encompassing guide encourages new standards of excellence and accuracy and, at 704 pages, it is supported by 1,500 music examples of published scores from Bach to Xenakis. This is the full eBook version of the original hardback edition.
Elaine Gould
Elaine Gould has been Senior New Music Editor at Faber Music since 1987, in which capacity she has edited the complex and varied scores of such composers as Oliver Knussen, Jonathan Harvey, George Benjamin, Colin Matthews and Thomas Adès. Before this she was a freelance copyist, specializing in copying contemporary music for several leading British music publishers. She is amongst the most highly respected music editors currently working in the field.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of the, if not the best book on music notation which is accessible by a person of any level of musicianship. From a beginner to a veteran composer, anyone can benefit from this timeless masterpiece! Highly recommended.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book has been an indispensable resource for me as a composer.
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