An edition of Behind Bars (2011)

Behind Bars

the Definitive Guide to Music Notation

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An edition of Behind Bars (2011)

Behind Bars

the Definitive Guide to Music Notation

  • 5.00 ·
  • 2 Ratings
  • 36 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 2 Have read

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. 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 endeavors 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 a weighty 704 pages, it is supported by 1,500 music examples of published scores from Bach to Xenakis. - Publisher.

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English
Pages
704

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Cover of: Behind Bars
Behind Bars: General Conventions
2023, Faber Music, Limited
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Cover of: Behind Bars
Behind Bars: the Definitive Guide to Music Notation
2011, Faber Music Ltd, Faber & Faber, Alfred Music
Hardcover in English

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London

Table of Contents

Part one : General conventions.
Ground rules
Chords, dotted notes, ties
Accidentals and key signatures
Dynamics and articulation
Grace notes, arpeggiated chords, trills, glissandos and vibrato
Metre
Tuplets
Repeat signs
Part two : Idiomatic notation.
Woodwind and brass
Percussion
Keyboard
Harp
Classical guitar
Strings
Vocal music
Part three : Layout and presentation.
Preparing materials
Score layout
Part preparation
Electroacoustic music
Freedom and choice
Appendix : Notes, keys, and symbols : international terms

Classifications

Library of Congress
MT35 .G735 2011, MT35.G735 2011

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xviii, 676 p.
Number of pages
704
Dimensions
24 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL10641321M
ISBN 10
0571514561
ISBN 13
9780571514564
LCCN
2010551478
OCLC/WorldCat
701032248
Wikidata
Q100605762
Goodreads
2779991

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