Christopher Smith wrote:
That would be "The Art of Music Engraving & Processing" or I think the
complete title might be "Teach Yourself the Art of Music Engraving &
Processing" by Ted Ross, the 3rd edition I have is copyright 1987. It is
widely considered to be one of the leading references for points of
standard notation.
I think I got my copy from NCP Imaging
http://www.npcimaging.com/books/TedRoss.htm
That's NPC Imaging: http://www.npcimaging.com -- click on
the Bookstore link in the upper left, but be sure to look
around at all the fantastic stuff he has available in a
single web-site. He's done a terrific job compiling tools
for music notation (software, hardware, reference books,
scores).
He's got other books related to music notation as well.
It's funny that everybody puts so much faith in what Ted
Ross says, yet he was an engraver for Hansen House, and
their publications (I don't even know if they're still in
existence) were never among the highest quality of printed
music. However, he is the only person in recent memory who
actually wrote a book about engraving music, so he has
become a de facto standard-bearer.
I find that he also doesn't cover a lot of what's needed for
clear engraving so I often refer to Gardner Read's book
Music Notation and to Kurt Stone's book Music Notation in
the 20th Century. Nick Carter has those available as well.
And for composers/arrangers/editors, Andrew Stiller's
Handbook of Instrumentation remains an excellent reference work.
--
David H. Bailey
dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com
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