4 If you need to know more about music notation, here are some interesting titles to read
8 Harald Banter, Akkord Lexikon. Schott's S@"{o}hne
9 1987. Mainz, Germany ISBN 3-7957-2095-8
11 Comprehensive overview of commonly used chords. Suggests (and uses) a
12 unification for all different kinds of chord names.
18 Tom Gerou and Linda Lusk, Essential Dictionary of Music
19 Notation. Alfred Publishing, Van Nuys CA ISBN 0-88284-768-6
21 A concise, alphabetically ordered list of typesetting and music
22 (notation) issues with a rather simplistic attitude but in most cases
23 "good-enough" answers.
25 [graag zonder neertrappen.]
30 Kurt Stone, Music Notation in the Twentieth Century
31 Norton, New York 1980.
33 The most important book on notation in recent years: it describes music
34 notation for modern serious music, but starts out with a thorough
35 overview of existing traditional notation practices.
38 Gardner Read, Music Notation: a Manual of Modern Practice.
39 Taplinger Publishing, New York (2nd edition).
41 This is as close to the ``standard'' reference work for music notation
42 issues as one is likely to get.
46 Karl Hader, Aus der Werkstatt eines Notenstechers. Waldheim--Eberle
49 Hader was the chief-engraver of the Waldheim-Eberle music publishers.
50 This beautiful booklet was intended as an introduction for laymen on the
51 art of engraving. It contains a step by step, in-depth explanation of
52 how to cut and stamp music into zinc plates. It also contains a few
53 compactly formulated rules on musical orthography. This book is out of
58 Ted Ross, Teach yourself the art of music engraving and processing.
59 Hansen House, Miami, Florida 1987
61 This book is about engraving, i.e. professional typesetting. It contains
62 directions on good typesetting, but the sections on reproduction
63 technicalities, how to use pens and history are interesting.
67 Helene Wanske, Musiknotation --- Von der Syntax des Notenstichs zum
68 EDV-gesteuerten Notensatz. Schott-Verlag, Mainz 1988. ISBN
71 I. A very thorough overview of engraving practices of various
72 craftsmen. It includes detailed specs of characters, dimensions
73 etc. II. a thorough overview of a anonymous (by now antiquated)
74 automated system. EDV means E(lektronischen) D(aten)v(erarbeitung),
75 electronic data processing.