Xref: utzoo rec.music.classical:21679 comp.music:3174 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!bu.edu!wang!news From: EDWARD.STAUFF@OFFICE.WANG.COM (Edward L. Stauff) Newsgroups: rec.music.classical,comp.music Subject: Books on Music Notation (summary of responses) Message-ID: Date: 25 Apr 91 16:54:46 GMT Sender: news@wang.com Organization: Mail to News Gateway Lines: 27 Thanks to everyone who responded to my request for recommendations for books on music notation. Here is a summary of the responses I have received to date. Total number of responses: 6 Read, Gardner "Music Notation : A Manual of Modern Practice", 2nd ed. London : Gollancz, 1974; 3rd ed. 1971; ISBN 0-8008-5453-5. $15 (paper) from Taplinger. 4 recommendations. "This is absolutely THE standard text book on the subject." "One of the best books available." Stone, Kurt "Music Notation in the 20th Century : A Practical Guidebook", 1st ed. New York : W.W. Norton, 1980; ISBN 0-393-95053. 3 recommendations. "This is THE book, as far as I'm concerned." Heussenstamm, George "The Norton Manual of Music Notation", W.W. Norton & Co. 2 recommendations "A good introduction, but not on the level of Stone." Ross, Ted "The Art of Music Engraving and Printing", Hansen Books 1970; out of print. 1 recommendation "The only known book on music typography as opposed to notation."