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The Norton manual of music notation / by George Heussenstamm.
Van Pelt - Marian Anderson Music Study Center (452) MT35 .H55 1987
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Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library MT35 .H55 1987
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heussenstamm, George.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Musical notation.
- Physical Description:
- 168 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton, [1987]
- Summary:
- The Norton Manual of Music Notation is designed to serve as a practical guide to music handwriting and music-writing procedures. It provides the music student with an essential tool for learning to put notes down on paper with clarity and speed. At the same time, it serves as an indispensable reference to a wide variety of notational conventions.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Elements of Notation 1
- Basic Writing Materials 3
- Clefs 5
- Key Signatures 7
- Time Signatures 8
- Accidentals 8
- Noteheads and Stems 11
- Ledger Lines 15
- Barlines 18
- Intervals and Chords 19
- Accidentals in Intervals and Chords 23
- Flags and Beams 26
- Augmentation Dots 32
- Rests and Pauses 33
- Ties and Slurs 40
- Dynamic Marks 45
- Repeat Signs 48
- Articulation Marks 50
- Ornamentation Signs 55
- Part 2 Combining the Elements 59
- Spacing 61
- Changes of Meter, Clef, and Key 64
- Courtesy Accidentals 68
- Notating Syncopation 70
- Notating Irregular Subdivisions of the Beat 73
- Part 3 Scoring Practices 77
- Notating Two Lines of Music on One Staff 78
- Music on Two or More Staves 87
- Piano Notation 92
- Vocal Notation and Text Underlay 97
- Choral Notation 103
- Chamber Music Scores 105
- Transposing Instruments 110
- Orchestral Scores 112
- String Orchestra 113
- Chamber Orchestra 114
- Full Orchestra 115
- Full Orchestra with Soloist and/or Chorus 119
- The Title Page 121
- Rehearsal Numbers and Letters 122
- Reduced Scores 124
- Concert Band Scores 125
- Condensed Scores 128
- Instrument Scoring Guide 129
- Extracting Instrumental Parts 131
- Professional Tools and Materials 139
- Professional Techniques 148
- Reproduction and Binding 153
- Popular-Music Notation 155
- Companies Specializing in Music Manuscript Reproduction and Score Materials 165.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: pages 163-164.
- ISBN:
- 0393955265
- OCLC:
- 13861293
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