Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:
On Tue, June 1, 2010 10:48 am, dhbailey wrote:
But to get to my statement which you quoted, I'm not sure
why it should bother you. It seems like a tautology that if
the performers don't understand the notation they won't
perform the music correctly.
I'm talking about a willing ignorance. Karkoschka's book came out 40 years
ago, and it was encyclopedic -- a summing up of what was already in use. Any
Unfortunately, the book is currently unavailable in either
English or German, which makes learning these things a bit
more difficult these days. There aren't even any used
copies available through Amazon
Also out of print is Garnder Read's work, "Sourcebook of
Proposed Music Notation Reforms" from 1985.
Are there any currently available books which cover the same
material? I'd love to get one to broaden my knowledge of
such things, both for my own musical usage as well as for
making myself a better teacher.
--
David H. Bailey
dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com
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