20th-century microtonal notation

Gardner Read

<p>No other book has covered the subject of 20th-century microtonal notation in such depth as this comprehensive guide book. 20th-Century Microtonal Notation surveys the many attempts to notate various microtonal divisions of the octave in our western music. The concerts, festivals, and journals devoted exclusively to microtonal composition evince the widespread interest and involvement in microtonal music today. Activity in the specialized field of microtonalism is also supported by the design and construction of a number of novel instruments capable of producing various fractional pitches in the octave, including the digital synthesizer. However, despite the developing interest and activity, no consensus has yet been reached about the clearest and most logical notation for each degree of microtonal division of the half and whole step. This lack of an essential consensus on a suitable, standardized notation system has, in some cases, hampered the complete integration of microtonalism into western music. <p>Bringing considerable expertise to bear, Read divides the volume into five sections, each addressing the notation of specific microtones. This volume is a comprehensive repository of the many attempts to find a logical notation for all degrees of microtonality. It represents an invaluable resource to anyone interested in studying the history and development of music notation, or in evaluating the many forms of microtonal notation in terms of their potential for contemporary notation." 20th-Century Microtonal Notation" will be an important addition to the library collections of colleges and universities and will be of interest to composers, theorists, performers, and musicologists.

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書名 20th-century microtonal notation
著作者等 Read, Gardner
書名別名 Twentieth-century microtonal notation
シリーズ名 Contributions to the study of music and dance
出版元 Greenwood Press
刊行年月 1990
ページ数 viii, 198 p.
大きさ 25 cm
ISBN 0313273987
NCID BA11222653
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言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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