Music Notation A Manual of Modern Practice (Gardner Read)

Title

Quires and places where they sing

Author

Sydney H Nicholson

Publication data

G. Bell & Sons, London, UK, in the series, "Bell's Musical Publications", series editor Adrian Boult

Year of Publication: Second Edition - 1979

Description

Book, Trade paper. 23 cm. x pages prefatory material, including table of contents; 482 p.; bibliography; index of notation symbols; subject index; illustrations, including musical facisimiles.

Contents

Part I : Brief History of Music Notation

Part II : The Elements of Notation

Chapter 1 : Staves Chapter 2 : Braces and Systems Chapter 3 : Ledger Lines and Octave Signs Chapter 4 : Clefs Chapter 5 : Note-heads and Stems Chapter 6 : Flags and Beams Chapter 7 : Rests and Pauses Chapter 8 : Ties and Dots Chapter 9 : Accidentals and Key Signatures Chapter 10 : Meter and Time Signatures Chapter 11 : Barlines and Rhythm Chapter 12 : Repitition Signs Chapter 13 : Ornaments Chapter 14 : Dynamic Markings Chapter 15 : Accents and Slurs Chapter 16 : Tempo and Expression Marks

Part III : Idiomatic Notation

Chapter 17 : Vocal Notation Chapter 18 : Keyboard Notation Chapter 19 : Harp Notation Chapter 20 : Woodwinds Notation Chapter 21 : Brass Notation Chapter 22 : Percussion Notation Chapter 23 : String Notation Chapter 24 : Jazz Notation

Part IV : Manuscript techniques Chapter 25 : Manuscript writing and proofreading Chapter 26 : Preparation of score and parts