-@node Literature
-@chapter Literature
+@node Literature list
+@chapter Literature list
If you need to know more about music notation, here are some
interesting titles to read. The source archive includes a more
@table @cite
@item Banter 1987
-Harald Banter, Akkord Lexikon. Schott's S@"{o}hne
-1987. Mainz, Germany ISBN 3-7957-2095-8
+Harald Banter, Akkord Lexikon. Schott's S@"{o}hne
+1987. Mainz, Germany ISBN 3-7957-2095-8.
-Comprehensive overview of commonly used chords. Suggests (and uses) a
-unification for all different kinds of chord names.
+This book is a comprehensive overview of commonly used chords and
+suggests a unification for all different kinds of chord names.
@item Ignatzek 1995
-Klaus Ignatzek, Die Jazzmethode f@"{u}r Klavier. Schott's S@"{o}hne
-1995. Mainz, Germany ISBN 3-7957-5140-3
+Klaus Ignatzek, Die Jazzmethode f@"{u}r Klavier. Schott's S@"{o}hne
+1995. Mainz, Germany ISBN 3-7957-5140-3.
A tutorial introduction to playing Jazz on the piano. One of the first
-chapters contains an overview of chords in common use for Jazz music.
+chapters contains an overview of chords in common use for Jazz music.
@item Gerou 1996
Tom Gerou and Linda Lusk, Essential Dictionary of Music
-Notation. Alfred Publishing, Van Nuys CA ISBN 0-88284-768-6
+Notation. Alfred Publishing, Van Nuys CA ISBN 0-88284-768-6.
A concise, alphabetically ordered list of typesetting and music
-(notation) issues which covers most of the normal cases.
+(notation) issues which covers most of the normal cases.
-@item Hader 1948,
+@item Hader 1948
Karl Hader, Aus der Werkstatt eines Notenstechers. Waldheim--Eberle
Verlag, Vienna 1948.
-Hader was the chief-engraver of the Waldheim-Eberle music publishers.
-This beautiful booklet was intended as an introduction for laymen on the
-art of engraving. It contains a step by step, in-depth explanation of
-how to cut and stamp music into zinc plates. It also contains a few
+Hader was the chief-engraver of an Austrian engraving firm. This
+beautiful booklet was intended as an introduction for laymen on the
+art of engraving. It contains a step by step, in-depth explanation of
+how to cut and stamp music into zinc plates. It also contains a few
compactly formulated rules on musical orthography. This book is out of
print.
@item Read 1968
-Gardner Read, Music Notation: a Manual of Modern Practice.
+Gardner Read, Music Notation: a Manual of Modern Practice.
Taplinger Publishing, New York (2nd edition).
-A standard work on music notation.
+A standard work on music notation.
-@item Ross 1987,
+@item Ross 1987
Ted Ross, Teach yourself the art of music engraving and processing.
-Hansen House, Miami, Florida 1987
+Hansen House, Miami, Florida 1987.
-This book is about music engraving, i.e. professional typesetting.
+This book is about music engraving, i.e. professional typesetting.
It contains directions on stamping, use of pens and notational
-conventions. The sections on reproduction technicalities and history
+conventions. The sections on reproduction technicalities and history
are also interesting.
@item Schirmer 2001
The G.Schirmer/AMP Manual of Style and Usage. G.Schirmer/AMP, NY, 2001.
(This book can be ordered from the rental department.)
-This is the style guide for Schirmer publications. This manual
-specifically focuses on preparing print for publication by
-Schirmer. As such it gives an idea of what is necessary to bring
+This manual specifically focuses on preparing print for publication by
+Schirmer. It discusses many details that are not in other, normal
+notation books. It als gives a good idea of what is necessary to bring
printouts to publication quality.
-
@item Stone 1980
Kurt Stone, Music Notation in the Twentieth Century
starts out with a thorough overview of existing traditional notation
practices.
-@item Wanske 1988,
+@item Wanske 1988
Helene Wanske, Musiknotation --- Von der Syntax des Notenstichs zum
-EDV-gesteuerten Notensatz. Schott-Verlag, Mainz 1988. ISBN
-3-7957-2886-x
+EDV-gesteuerten Notensatz. Schott-Verlag, Mainz 1988. ISBN
+3-7957-2886-x.
A book in two parts: 1. A very thorough overview of engraving
practices of various craftsmen. It includes detailed specs of
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