Musical Notation in the West |
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| Author:
| Grier, James |
| Series title: | Cambridge Introductions to Music Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-139-03482-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2021 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $225.00 |
Book Description:
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Over the last millennium, musical notation has become a powerful system of symbolic, non-verbal communication among musicians that permits the translation of musical events into visual symbols. This book traces the historical development of the system in the western world, from its origins in the Carolingian Empire to the present.
Over the last millennium, musical notation has become a powerful system of symbolic, non-verbal communication among musicians that permits the translation of musical events into visual symbols. This book traces the historical development of the system in the western world, from its origins in the Carolingian Empire to the present.