Writing about music : a style book for reports and theses / by Demar Irvine.
| Author/creator | Irvine, Demar |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Second edition, revised and enlarged. |
| Publication Info | Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©1968. |
| Description | xiii, 211 pages : music ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part one: Style in the typescript. Prelude. The draft. "Draftsmanship" ; The outline ; The brief ; Rough draft ; First (second, third...) draft ; Criticisms of the draft ; Corrections in the draft ; Final draft ; The typescript -- The typescript. The appearance of the page ; Paper ; Typing ; Type faces ; Spacing ; Triple spacing ; Marks of punctuation and other signs ; Margins ; Paragraph indention ; Recessed left margin for single-spaced matter ; Footnote indention ; Hanging indention for bibliography entries ; Page numbers ; Title page ; End pages ; Cover -- Titles, headings, captions, legends. Main title ; By-line ; Book review ; Section headings ; Sideheads ; Centering ; Captions ; Legends -- Punctuation. Sentence construction ; Comma ; Semicolon ; Colon ; Period ; Hyphen ; Dash ; Parentheses ; Brackets ; Quotation marks ; Apostrophe ; Underlining ; Words discussed ; Slant line (virgule) ; Ellipsis -- Numerals, dates. Numerals ; Numbers in your text ; Arabic numerals ; Roman numerals ; Inclusive numbers ; Dates ; Inclusive years ; Centuries -- Spelling, foreign words, abbreviations. Spelling ; Musical terms ; American versus British usage ; Verbs in -ise or -ize ; Adjectives in -ible or -able ; Special plurals ; Miscellaneous words ; Foreign words in English context ; Foreign quotations ; Accents and diacritics ; Spelling of foreign words ; Checklist of days, months, cities, countries ; Transliteration of Russian ; English and Latin abbreviations ; German and French abbreviations -- |
| Contents | Footnote references. Footnote logic ; Documentation of facts ; Documentation of opinion ; When to give credit ; Footnote numbers in the text ; Form of the footnote ; Footnotes in a draft ; Footnote style ; Books ; Articles in periodicals ; Articles in dictionaries and encyclopedias ; Sections in symposia, etc. ; Volume in a series ; Reviews ; Plural references ; Place: publisher, date ; Joint authorship ; Editor ; Translator ; Edition used ; Musical editions ; Recordings ; Manuscripts ; Theses ; Letters ; Iconographic materials ; Interviews, etc. ; Op. cit., ibid., idem, loc. cit. -- Footnote discussion. Rationale ; Directives ; Running comment ; Supplementary discussion, with citation ; Parenthetical citation ; Addenda -- Bibliography. Placement ; Purpose ; Items included ; Explanatory matter ; Form ; Style ; Annotations ; Books, standard entry ; Periodicals, standard entry ; Encyclopedias, collections ; Music: editions ; Music: manuscripts, autographs, facsimiles ; Recordings ; Reviews ; Theses, dissertations ; Letters, documents ; Iconographic sources -- References in the text. Mention of an author ; Mention of self ; Mention of a composer ; Mention of titles ; Parenthetical references ; References to measures ; Bracketed references ; Cross references: above, below -- Illustrative material. Verbal matter ; Musical examples ; Figures ; Plates ; Tables -- Duplicating, photocopying, and printing processes. Carbon copies ; Ditto ; Mimeographing ; Varieties ; Xerox ; Bruning copytron 2000 ; Diazo ; Office copiers ; Photography ; Photostat. ; Microfilm printers ; Letterpress ; Gravure ; Lithography ; Offset printing ; Illustrations ; Typographic terms -- The thesis. Arrangement ; Title page ; Contents ; Other lists ; Preface (optional) ; Acknowledgements ; Chapter headings ; Introductory chapter ; Chapter arrangement ; Sections within chapters ; Conclusions ; Special cases ; Appendixes ; Glossary ; Cumulated musical examples ; Index -- |
| Contents | Part two: Writing skills. Prelude. Abstract, paraphrase, direct quotation. Rationale ; Abstract ; Paraphrase ; Spacing ; Selectivity ; Accuracy ; Interpolations ; Ellipsis ; Opening a quotation ; Foreign-language quotations -- Organization of the paper. The subject and the title ; Direction, relevancy, coherence ; Sequence of ideas ; The brief ; Expanding the brief ; Opening remarks ; Paragraph sequence ; Sections ; Chapters -- Communication of ideas at paragraph, sentence, and word levels. Paragraph building ; Simple sentences ; Incomplete sentences ; Compound sentences ; Complex sentences ; Subordinate clauses ; Phrases ; Enriched sentences ; Synonyms ; Parts of speech ; Nouns ; Verbs ; Pronouns ; Adjectives ; Adverbs ; Prepositions ; Conjunctions ; Articles ; Interjections -- Control of literary style. Literary style in general ; Diction ; Economy ; Rhythm ; Flow ; Pace ; Imagery ; Figures of speech ; Some faults of style -- Kinds of writing. Audience ; Technical writing ; Nontechnical writing ; Factual writing ; Expression of opinion ; Forms of discourse -- Writing for publication. News release ; Feature story ; Program notes ; Reviews ; Articles ; Books -- Appendix: Sample paper. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 203-204. |
| LCCN | 73001935 |
| Stock number | 8.95 |