Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation
Highlights
"... an extraordinary achievement... I would pray that it becomes a kind of Holy Writ for notation in the coming century..."
Sir Simon Rattle
- The most comprehensive authority on musical notation
- Provides a comprehensive grounding in notational principle
- Handled in a logical and progressive way, from the elementary to the complex
- Computer technologies are embraced, providing valuable support for those using computer note-setting software
- Comprehensive sections on electracoustic music and microtones
- Supported by 1,500 music examples, including extracts from works from Bach to Xenakis
- Encourages standards of excellence, accuracy and precision
An article on "Behind Bars" appeared in the Autumn 2010 edition of
fortissimo!, the Faber Music news; an extract is available here
(PDF, 2.5Mb)