I'll try to locate a copy of the John Curwen reference through Inter-Library Loan. The local library does not have it, but it should be obtainable, now that I know exactly what to look for. The local library does have a copy of the 20-volume version of New Grove Dictionary of Music; I'll check it tomorrow and see what it has to offer.
Regards, Don
At 07:00 PM 7/23/2003, Jack Campin wrote:
> I have recently come by a small book "Songs of the Gael", by A. P. > Breathnach, 1922.
It's still widely used by Gaelic singers.
> This book appears to use precisely the notation system > described by Jack. I am about ready to transcribe the music to a familiar > (to me) form of notation. I have searched the Internet for some reference > on this system of notation, but have thus far had no luck in finding > *anything* that defines usage of the various characters and marks. The > letter characters obviously represent the solfege notes, but the meaning > of the other characters is not so clear. Can you, Jack, or anyone, point > me to a reference, either printed or online, that defines this notation > system?
The standard reference is John Curwen, "Standard Course on the Tonic Sol-Fa Method", reprinted in umpteen editions from 1858 onwards (I have the 1901 edition). It goes far beyond simply being a notation manual; it's a complete course in the theory and practice of music.
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