Behind Bars (book)
2011 music notation book
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Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation is a 2011 book on music engraving by Elaine Gould, a senior editor at Faber & Faber.
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| Author | Elaine Gould |
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| Publisher | Faber Music |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| Pages | 704 |
| ISBN | 978-0-5715-1456-4 |
Structure
The book is divided into three main sections.
- General conventions
- Deals with the basic rules and principles of notation, applying to most situations.
- Idiomatic notation
- Discusses instrument-specific conventions and rules of notation.
- Layout and presentation
- Dictates the layout of entire pages and scores, with chapters on electroacoustic and aleatoric music.
Behind Bars: General Conventions
12 years after the publication of the original Behind Bars, Faber released the first section of the book, "General conventions", as a standalone publication, titled simply Behind Bars: General Conventions. It was recommended as "the perfect complement to any reference collection" by Philip Rothman of the Scoring Notes blog.[1]