Behind Bars
Behind Bars

Author: Elaine Gould

Publisher: Faber Music Ltd

Published: 2016-08-17

Total Pages: 694

ISBN-13: 0571590039

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Behind Bars is the indispensable reference book for composers, arrangers, teachers and students of composition, editors, and music processors. In the most thorough and painstakingly researched book to be published since the 1980s, specialist music editor Elaine Gould provides a comprehensive grounding in notational principles. This full eBook version is in fixed-layout format to ensure layout and image quality is consistent with the original hardback edition. 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.

The Norton Manual of Music Notation
The Norton Manual of Music Notation

Author: George Heussenstamm

Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9780393955262

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This book is designed to serve as a practical guide to music handwriting and music-writing procedures.

Finale
Finale

Author: Thomas E. Rudolph

Publisher: Berklee Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780876390689

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Easy-to-follow instructions help you to create publisher-quality music notation; learn to use the tools of Finale while writing your own music and arrangements; get started immediately with hundreds of professional templates, partially completed notation files, and libraries available on the companion website (www.FINALEBOOK.com); print transposed parts from scores automatically; write standard notation, guitar tablature, drum set parts, and more with this comprehensive hands-on tutorial. Teachers can create warm-up and practice exercises; write their own compositions, arrangements and method books; and simplify parts for students. --From publisher's description.

Essential Dictionary of Music Notation (Pocket Size Book)
Essential Dictionary of Music Notation (Pocket Size Book)

Author:

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published:

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9781457410710

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This pocket-sized dictionary presents current and correct notation practices in an easy-to-use format. Generously illustrated and concise, this book is essential to any musician looking for a handy reference for the correct notation of music. A most welcome and beneficial source for every musician, whether using a pencil or a computer.

Music Notation in the Twentieth Century
Music Notation in the Twentieth Century

Author: Kurt Stone

Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 9780393950533

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In this comprehensive and definitive survey of current notation procedures, Kurt Stone has brought order to a field traditionally fraught with confusion and idiosyncrasy. He not only describes and recommends new methods for notating modern music, thereby establishing standard procedures for the present and future, but integrates them with traditional practices still in use. The result is a guide to all forms of notation used in serious music today.

Musical Terms, Symbols and Theory
Musical Terms, Symbols and Theory

Author: Michael C. Thomsett

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2016-03-25

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1476615268

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Noted lexicographer Thomsett here dissects more than 1,400 terms, a buttula to zither, with clarity and precision; 383 high quality original illustrations render concepts that make verbal explanation difficult. Fully cross referenced, this dictionary is an authoritative source for researchers, musicologists, professional musicians, teachers and students of music, and educated members of the public. The richly detailed and comprehensive dictionary proper is followed by a five-language glossary of instruments. An illustrated notation guide provides identification of symbols used in musical scores. The final section comprehensively covers scales, keys and chords.

Sibelius
Sibelius

Author: Thomas Rudolph

Publisher: Hal Leonard

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 1476855757

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(Technical Reference). Master Sibelius music notation software step by step with the most complete how-to guide available. Now fully updated with new examples and descriptions of features in Sibelius 6, this essential reference is designed for both novices and experienced musicians, composers, producers, and arrangers, containing a variety of examples from single-line melodies to complex scores. Written by two proven trainers and expert authors in the field of music notation software, this book will be a constant reference for all of your Sibelius questions and needs.

Contemporary Orchestration
Contemporary Orchestration

Author: R.J. Miller

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-12-17

Total Pages: 786

ISBN-13: 1317806247

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Contemporary Orchestration: A Practical Guide to Instruments, Ensembles, and Musicians teaches students how to orchestrate for a wide variety of instruments, ensembles, and genres, while preparing them for various real-world professional settings ranging from the concert hall to the recording studio. Unlike most orchestration texts, it includes coverage of contemporary instruments and ensembles alongside traditional orchestra and chamber ensembles. Features Practical considerations: Practical suggestions for choosing a work to orchestrate, and what to avoid when writing for each instrument. Pedagogical features In the Profession: Professional courtesies, considerations and expectations. Building the Score: Step-by-step construction of an orchestration. Scoring Examples: Multiple scoring examples for each instrument. Exercises: Analyzing, problem solving, and creating orchestration solutions. Critical Thinking: Alternate approaches and solutions.

Music Notation
Music Notation

Author: Mark McGrain

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1990-07-01

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 1476867054

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(Berklee Methods). Learn the essentials of music notation, from fundamental pitch and rhythm placement to intricate meter and voicing alignments. This book also covers the correct way to subdivide rhythms and notate complex articulations and dynamics. An excellent resource for both written and computer notation software!

Music Notation
Music Notation

Author: Matthew Nicholl

Publisher: Berklee Press Publications

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780876390740

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(Berklee Guide). Whether you notate music by hand or use computer software, this practical reference will show you today's best practices rendering the details of your scores and parts. Improve your music's legibility and express your ideas clearly to get the best possible representation of your music. You will learn to: create scores that are easy to conduct and parts that are easy to perform; understand the unique practices and standards for handwritten vs. computer-generated scores, such as those by Finale and Sibelius; lay out scores with proper instrument order, measures per page, and common alignment practices; understand the publication standards for orchestral, big-band, vocal, and rhythm-section-based scores; use appropriate practices for different styles, such as pop, commercial, classical, and jazz; and more. Music Notation Preparing Scores and Parts is used as a notation textbook by Berklee College of Music's Contemporary Writing and Production Department. It presents the definitive word in score and part preparation, based on contemporary publishing-industry practice.