Capturing music : the story of notation
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780393064964
Description: Before the era of recording -- before wax cylinders, vinyl, or digital media -- songwriters, composers, and musicians relied on sheet music and musical notation to disseminate their works. In this marvelously witty and engaging chapter of music history, Kelly, a Harvard musicologist, thoughtfully reviews the long process through which musical notation developed.