Writing about music : a style sheet / D. Kern Holoman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holoman, D. Kern, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musical criticism--Authorship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Musical criticism.

Music--Historiography--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Music.

Music--Historiography.

Musical criticism--Authorship.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (137 pages): illustrations

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Where do you place the hyphen in "Beethoven" if the name breaks between two lines? How do you cite John Coltrane's album A Love Supreme? Is it "premiere" or "premiere"? The answers and much more can be found in this definitive resource for authors, students, editors, concert producers - anyone who deals with music in print. Extending the principles devised for the classical repertoires, this revised and expanded edition now includes examples from world music, rock, jazz, popular music, and cinema. This essential volume covers some of the thorniest issues of musical discourse: how to go about describing musical works and procedures in prose, the rules for citations in notes and bibliography, and proper preparation of such materials as musical examples, tables, and illustrations. Included are section on program notes the requirements for submitting manuscripts and electronic files, and best practices for student writers. An appendix lists common problem words. Updates include greatly simplified citations of Internet locators, the recognition of multiple platforms, and the expectation of paperless transmission and storage of work. Cited as the authority by The Chicago Manual of Style, this classic handbook is the go-to source for anyone writing about music. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Music Terminology 3

Titles of Works 3

Major and Minor 9

Capitalization Schemes 10

Proper Names 10

Thematic Catalogs of Composers' Works 14

Pitch Names 15

Dynamics 16

Numbers 17

Other 19

2 Narrative Text 20

Getting Started 20

Numbers 23

Dates 24

Money 26

Punctuation 28

Lowercase and Uppercase 32

Foreign Languages 34

British English 39

Diacritics (Accents) 40

Ligatures 41

Word Breaks 42

Abbreviations 43

Block Citations 45

References in Running Text 46

Roman and Italic 47

Other Typical House Rules 49

Format and Design 50

Finally... 50

3 Citations and Credits 51

Articles 51

Books 54

Digital Media 58

Sound 60

Short Titles 63

Review Heads 64

Abbreviations 64

Principles of Annotation 65

Sample Notes and Bibliography 66

4 Musical Examples 72

Lyrics 76

Scores and Parts 82

5 Tables and Illustrations 85

Tables 85

Illustrations 88

6 Programs, Program Notes, and Concert Reviews 92

Concerts 92

Operas 97

Texts and Translations 97

Rosters of Personnel 99

Program Notes, Liner Notes 102

The Concert Listing 104

Reviews 106

Finally... 107

7 File Preparation and Control 109

8 Best Practices for Student Writers 113

Preliminaries 113

Typescript 115

Citations, Again 116

Vetting 117

Submission and Production 117

Beware 119.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: Holoman, D. Kern, 1947- Writing about music : a style sheet.

ISBN:

9780520958814

OCLC:

884645901

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.