On 4/29/04 9:53 AM, Taris L Flashpaw wrote: > I'm just wondering what the list's opinion of Gardner Read's "Music > Notation: A Manual of Modern Practice" is. I'm thinking of acquiring it for > myself and I'd like to get some opinions from people I trust instead of a > bookseller's website.
Gardner Read's book is great. However, it is #2 in my order of reference, to Kurt Stone's "Music Notation in the Twentieth Century." If you don't have it yet, I'd advise getting Stone first. And of course, Ted Ross's "Teach Yourself The Art of Music Engraving & Processing" is indispensable as well, but more as a manual to re-read every now and again than as a constant reference. However, in the interest of preventing list warfare (I know many have strong feelings about engraving references), I'll add the disclaimer that "all statements in this post are the opinion of the author." -- Brad Beyenhof [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
