-@node Literature
-@chapter Literature
+\version "2.1.22"
+@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
-elaborate BibTeX bibliography of over 100 entries in
+elaborate Bib@TeX{} bibliography of over 100 entries in
@file{Documentation/bibliography/}. It is also available online from
-the lilypond website.
+the website.
@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.
+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.
-@item Gerou 19xx
+
+@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.
+It contains directions on stamping, use of pens and notational
+conventions. The sections on reproduction technicalities and history
+are also interesting.
-This book is about engraving, i.e. professional typesetting. It contains
-directions on good typesetting, but the sections on reproduction
-technicalities, how to use pens and history are 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 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
Norton, New York 1980.
-The most important book on notation in recent years: it describes music
-notation for modern serious music, but starts out with a thorough
-overview of existing traditional notation practices.
+This book describes music notation for modern serious music, but
+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
-
-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.
+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
+characters, dimensions etc. 2. a thorough overview of a anonymous
+automated system, which must be antiquated by now. EDV means
+E(lektronischen) D(aten)v(erarbeitung), electronic data processing.
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