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breadboy

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is there any book that can give me everything (or close to it) on any possible question about music notation? I'm looking for much more than this is a quarter note, this is a half note. I want, this is what you do when legato and stacatto overlap on a fermata when the tempo is being changed kinda stuff. Any suggestions would be most helpful.

God bless

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pskim

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Re: books on music notation

Reply #1 on: September 09, 2004, 01:58:32 PM

try Harvard Music Dictionary

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bernhard

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Re: books on music notation

Reply #2 on: September 09, 2004, 02:17:48 PM

Gardner Read “Music notation” (Taplinger) – with almost 500 pages, this book covers pretty much everything from meaning to history of notation. Excellent reference.

George Heussenstamm – “The Norton manual of music notation” (Norton) – much shorter than Read’s, this is a more practical book, telling you stuff like when to do notes’s stems up or down and how to draw notes. This really a “rules” book. Good to have around when you are in doubt.

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

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janice

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Re: books on music notation

Reply #3 on: September 09, 2004, 08:27:04 PM

You amaze me, Bernie!

(picks up jaw which fell on the floor)

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bernhard

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Re: books on music notation

Reply #4 on: September 10, 2004, 02:24:39 AM

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You amaze me, Bernie!

(picks up jaw which fell on the floor)

Er... why?

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