2 % TITLE=The engraving bibliography
3 % AUTHOR=Han-Wen Nienhuys
10 author = {Richard Rastall},
12 title = {The Notation of Western Music: an
14 publisher = {J. M. Dent \& Sons London},
16 note = {Interesting account of the evolution and origin of common notation starting from neumes, and ending with modern innovations HWN},
21 title = {Teach yourself the art of music engraving and processing},
22 publisher = {Hansen House},
24 note = {This is about engraving, i.e. professional typesetting. It contains
25 directions on good typesetting, but the sections on reproduction
26 technicalities, how to use pens and history are interesting.
27 Especially the section on Music Typewriters is amusing HWN},
28 address = {Miami, Florida},
36 note = {Sound (boring) review of the various hairy rhythmic notations used by avant-garde composers HWN},
38 title = {Modern Rhythmic Notation},
39 author = {Gardner Read},
40 publisher = {Indiana University Press},
45 note = {(Out of print) This is as close to the ``standard'' reference work for music notation issues as one is likely to get. MB},
46 title = {Music Notation: a Manual of Modern Practice},
47 author = {Gardner Read},
48 totalentry = {(2nd edition)},
49 publisher ={Taplinger Publishing},
55 title = {Standard Music Notation Practice},
56 author = {Maxwell Weaner and Walter Boelke},
57 totalentry = {revised edition by Arnold Broido and Daniel Dorff.},
58 publisher = {Music Publisher's Association of the United States Inc},
64 note = {I. A very thorough overview of engraving practices of various craftsmen. It includes detailed specs of characters, dimensions etc. II. a thorough overview of a anonymous (by now antiquated) automated system. EDV Means e(lektronischen) D(aten)v(erarbeitung), electronic data processing HWN},
66 title = {Musiknotation --- Von der Syntax des Notenstichs zum EDV-gesteuerten Notensatz},
67 author = {Helene Wanske},
68 publisher = {Schott-Verlag},
70 isbn = {ISBN 3-7957-2886-x},
77 title = {Aus der Werkstatt eines Notenstechers},
78 author = {Karl Hader},
79 publisher = {Waldheim--Eberle Verlag},
82 note = {Hader was the chief-engraver of the Waldheim-Eberle music
83 publishers. This beautiful booklet was intended as an introduction
84 for laymen on the art of engraving. It contains a step by step,
85 in-depth explanation of how to cut and stamp music into zinc plates.
86 It also contains some compactly formulated rules on musical
87 orthography. Out of print. }
90 @Book{gamble23:_music_engrav,
91 author = {William Gamble},
92 title = {Music Engraving and printing. Historical and Technical Treatise},
93 publisher = {Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, ltd.},
95 note = {This pattriotic book was an attempt to promote and help
96 British music engravers. It is somewhat similar to Hader's
97 book\cite{hader48} in scope and style, but Gamble focuses more on
98 technical details (Which French punch cutters are worth buying from,
99 etc.), and does not treat typographical details, such as optical
100 illusions. It is available as reprint from Da Capo Press, New York
106 note = {Pamphlet explaining some fine points in music font design HWN},
108 title = {Standard music notation specifications for computer programming.},
117 author = {Anthony Donato},
118 title ={Preparing Music Manuscript},
119 address ={Englewood Cliffs, NJ},
120 publisher={Prentice-Hall},
126 title = {Notation in New Music; a critical guide to interpretation and realisation},
127 author = {Erdhard Karkoshka},
128 translator={Ruth Koenig},
129 publisher={Praeger Publishers},
131 note ={(Out of print)},
137 title = {The Art of Music Copying},
138 author = {Clinton Roemer},
139 publisher={Roerick music co.},
140 address= {Sherman Oaks (CA)},
142 note ={Out of print. Heussenstamm writes: an instructional manual
143 which specializes in methods used in the commercial field. },
150 title = {Music Notation Primer},
151 author = {Glen Rosecrans},
152 publisher={Passantino},
154 note={Heussenstamm writes: Limited in scope, similar to \cite{Roemer84}}
159 title = {Uitgeven van muziek},
161 publisher= {Donemus Amsterdam},
166 author={Vinci, Albert C.},
167 title={Fundamentals of Traditional Music Notation},
168 publisher={Kent State University Press},
173 author={G. Schirmer, Inc.},
174 title={The G. Schirmer Manual of Style and Usage},
176 publisher={The G. Schirmer Publications Department},
183 title = {Music Notation in the Twentieth Century},
184 author = {Kurt Stone},
187 note ={Out of print. Heussenstamm writes: The most important book on notation in recent years. },
190 @Book {Heussenstamm87,
192 title = {The Norton Manual of Music Notation},
193 author = {George Heussenstamm},
196 note={Hands-on instruction book for copying (ie. handwriting) music. Fairly complete. HWN}
201 @Book{unknown69:_music_notat,
203 title = {Music Notation},
204 publisher = {Crescendo books},
206 note = {Heussenstamm writes: An extremely thorough exploration of musical notation [..]}
211 note = {A concise, alphabetically ordered list of typesetting and music (notation) issues with a rather simplistic attitude but in most cases "good-enough" answers JCN},
213 title = {Essential Dictionary of Music Notation},
214 author = {Tom Gerou and Linda Lusk},
215 publisher = {Alfred Publishing},
216 address ={Van Nuys CA},
217 isbn ={ISBN 0-88284-768-6},
222 note = {An clearly written book for the casually interested reader. It shows some of the conventions and difficulties in printing music HWN},
224 title = {Die Praxis des Notengraphikers},
225 author = {Herbert Chlapik},
226 publisher = {Doblinger},
227 isbn ={ISBN 3-9000 035-96-2},
233 author = {Barksdale, A},
235 title = {The Printed Note: 500 Years of Music Printing and Engraving},
236 address={Toledo, Ohio},
238 note={`The exhibition "The Printed Note" attempts to show the various processes used since the second of the 15th century for reproducing music mechanically ... '. The illustration mostly feature ancient music},
239 publisher={The Toledo Museum of Art},
244 author = {Wolf, Johannes},
246 title = {Handbuch der Notationskunde},
248 publisher={Breitkopf & Hartel},
249 note= {Very thorough treatment (in two volumes) of the history musical notation},
253 author = {Rosenthal, Carl A},
255 title = {A Practical Guide to Music Notation},
257 publisher={MCA Music},
258 note={Heussenstamm writes: Informative in terms of traditional notation. Does not concern score preparation}
263 author = {Boehm, Laszlo},
265 title={Modern Music Notation},
267 publisher={G. Schirmer, Inc.},
268 note ={Heussenstamm writes: A handy compact reference book in basic notation. }
270 @Book{button20:_system_music_notat,
271 author = {Button, H. Elliot},
272 title = {System in Musical Notation},
273 publisher = {Novello and co.},
278 @Book{johnson46:_how,
279 author = {Johnson, Harold},
280 title = {How to write music manuscript},
281 publisher = {Carl Fischer, Inc.},