Sounds and signs : aspects of musical notation / by Hugo Cole.
| Author/creator | Cole, Hugo |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1974. |
| Description | vi, 162 pages : illustrations, music ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part one: The background. Origins and uses of musical notation ; Communication in general ; Communication in music ; Response: how to read music ; The psychology of notation ; Failures of communication -- Part two: The system at work. Lines of approach ; Pitch ; Time ; Dynamics and timbre ; Articulation and phrasing ; Mood, sense, and silence ; Auxiliary notations ; Specialist notations (Ethnomusicologists' notations ; Notation of electronic music) -- Part three: Today and tomorrow. Literary attitudes ; Towards a determinate notation ; Experiment and reform ; Where now? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 74154881 |
| ISBN | 0193171058 |
| Stock number | £1.50 |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML431.C64 S6 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |