MTU Cork Library Catalogue

Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Music notation : a manual of modern practice / Gardner Read.

By: Read, Gardner, 1913-2005 [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1978Copyright date: ©1969Description: x, 482 pages : music ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0575025549 (paperback) .Subject(s): Musical notationDDC classification: 780.148
Contents:
Brief history of music notation -- The elements of notation. Staves ; Braces and systems ; Ledger lines and octave signs ; Clefs ; Note-heads and stems ; Flags and beams ; Rests and pauses ; Ties and dots ; Accidentals and key signatures ; Meter and time signatures ; Barlines and rhythm ; Repetition signs ; Ornaments ; Dynamic markings ; Accents and slurs ; Tempo and expression marks -- Idiomatic notation. Vocal notation ; Keyboard notation ; Harp notation ; Woodwind notation ; Brass notation ; Percussion notation ; String notation ; Jazz notation -- Manuscript techniques. Manuscript writing and proofreading ; Preparation of score and parts.

Bibliography: (pages 454-455) and indexes.

Brief history of music notation -- The elements of notation. Staves ; Braces and systems ; Ledger lines and octave signs ; Clefs ; Note-heads and stems ; Flags and beams ; Rests and pauses ; Ties and dots ; Accidentals and key signatures ; Meter and time signatures ; Barlines and rhythm ; Repetition signs ; Ornaments ; Dynamic markings ; Accents and slurs ; Tempo and expression marks -- Idiomatic notation. Vocal notation ; Keyboard notation ; Harp notation ; Woodwind notation ; Brass notation ; Percussion notation ; String notation ; Jazz notation -- Manuscript techniques. Manuscript writing and proofreading ; Preparation of score and parts.

Dr. Geoffrey Spratt Collection.

Powered by Koha