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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)