Musical Notation in the West

ISBN-13: 9780521898164 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 284 str.

James Grier

Opis

A detailed critical and historical investigation of the development of musical notation as a powerful system of symbolic communication.

Recenzje

'… rich in many ways …' Susan Forscher Weiss, Revue de musicologie

Spis treści

List of figures; List of tables; List of musical examples; Preface; 1. Introduction: musical notation as a symbolic language; 2. Plainsong and the origins of musical notation in the west; 3. Polyphony and rhythmic notation; 4. The transition to the modern era: instrumental music and performing indications; 5. Notational nuance in the twentieth century, and the motives for notational innovation; Bibliography.