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)

May/June 2018: German lecture tour: 15 May Hannover, 16 May Berlin; 5 June Freiburg, 6 June Karlsruhe (leaflets)
Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation by Elaine Gould
Published 20 January 2011: http://www.fabermusic.com/
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