One matter didn’t occur clearly to me when reading the site linked to by the OP:
Is this book ready for immediate delivery if ordered now? (Shipping to Denmark from the UK isn’t much of a delay). Klaus --- On Thu, 9/23/10, Matthew Hindson (gmail) <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Matthew Hindson (gmail) <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Finale] OT: Behind Bars > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 11:19 AM > I have seen this book, both when it > was being written, and on a recent trip to the UK. > (Faber, who publish this book, are my publishers). > > Elaine Gould is a super, super fussy editor, which is > exactly what is required of course from such a > position. This is her labour of love covering about 20 > years or so of work, if I remember correctly. > > It's a really comprehensive volume. It's not like what I > remember of the Read book so much, i.e. in terms of being > mostly about what symbols etc. to use, but also like the Ted > Ross book. > > I thoroughly recommend this book - in fact I have made all > my students buy it and have ordered it myself. > > Such volumes don't come around very often. > > Perhaps the easiest thing to see is the PDF with sample > pages. I have it on my site at http://www.hindson.com.au/bb/ > > Faber have a special deal going at the moment whereby you > can save $$/££ before 31 Dec 2010. Details are in > the PDF. For the UK the brochure is at: > http://behindbarsnotation.co.uk/brochure/blad.pdf > > Matthew > > > On 23/09/10 6:25 PM, Bob Morabito wrote: > > Any thoughts on this? > > > > http://www.behindbarsnotation.co.uk/ > > > > > > Behind Bars is the indispensable reference book for > composers, > > arrangers, teachers and students of composition, > editors, and music > > processors. In the most thorough and painstakingly > researched book to be > > published since the 1980s, specialist music editor > Elaine Gould provides > > a comprehensive grounding in notational principles. > Behind Bars covers > > everything from basic rules, conventions and themes to > complex > > instrumental techniques, empowering the reader to > prepare music with > > total clarity and precision. With the advent of > computer technology, it > > has never been more important for musicians to have > ready access to > > principles of best practice in this dynamic field, and > this timely book > > will support the endeavours of software users and > devotees of > > hand-copying alike. The author’s understanding of, > and passion for, her > > subject has resulted in a book that is not only > practical but also > > compellingly readable. Supported by 1,500 music > examples of published > > scores from Bach to Xenakis, this seminal and > all-encompassing guide > > encourages new standards of excellence and accuracy. > > > > ISBN10: 057151461 > > EAN13: 978-0571514564 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
