Essential Dictionary of Music Notation: Pocket Size Book (Essential Dictionary Series)

Don't let the small size of the book fool you. This book is packed with drawings of the music notation accompanying each definition, so you know what the they look like. I thought it was the best book on Amazon that had drawings of music notation. You don't need to study this whole book. Just refer to it when you come across some music notation that you don't know what it is. The book is in alphabetical order. If you don't know what the name of the music notation is in your sheet music to find it in this book, then look it up in a search engine on your computer using only a few words to describe what it looks like. Then you will know the name of the music notation and can find it in this book. Use this book along with the "Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music". Like it's name says, it's concise. The "Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music" is very inexpensive on Amazon, too. This book has no drawings of the music notation. It has in depth definitions on music notation and meny other things about music that the "Essential Dictionary of Music Notation" does not have. It is a great book to use together with the Essential Dictionary of Music Notation. In my opinion, both are essential reference books for musicians.

About 95% of everything you need to know about the mechanics of score writing are in this book. If you score on computer, much of this is taken care of for you, but as you create final versions you want 'correct', this book is essential for the many manual placement items as well as stylistically being clear to the modern musician. I wish I'd had this 10 years ago. I read this book from cover to cover and learned a lot. It is brief, to-the-point, and doesn't get distracted by addressing theory or orchestration. It's about the notation, pure and simple. The book is small -- fits into your pocket easily. My single complaint is that the binding is rather cheap. I expect sooner or later pages will begin to come loose - an annoyance for a reference text. On the other hand, at under $10, I guess I can afford to just buy another copy.

A very thorough and well printed book. When it arrived, I thought I’d need a magnifying glass to read it. The font and graphic examples are great. They do not cram in multiple definitions per page so the readability is very good. For a desktop companion when arranging and writting, especially for strings, it’s worth the cost and more. It covers almost all articulations, stems, dynamics, and the list goes on. One of the best purchases for a reference book I have made. Kudos to the publisher.

I like this book a lot. It's a simple music dictionary that explaing the music's vocabulary, and how notes are put correctly in the staff. I recommend it.

This is a good size dictionary and it’s print is not too small

So far I have found the explanation for all the notation needed. This is a small book, about the size of a CD jewel case and a little larger than half an inch thick. There is no table of contents. The pages are alphabetical at the top of the page. Starts with accents, accidentals and runs through ornamentation, pedal, fingering, grace notes through tuplets to volti subito. There is an index of topics on the last page.

I am an Artist by training, and most of my musical understanding has been self-taught. Inyhoo... I have learned more about music notation, composition, orchestration, and theory, from these 3 little books than from any other similar resource!!!! They are very “User-Friendly” and when used together, become a really awesome reference book!!!

As a music educator and concert pianist for most of my life, I would only suggest this for beginning students. If you're serious about music or have studied for three years or more, I would suggest the Schirmer Pocket Manual of Musical Terms (5th edition). Although the Schirmer edition is over 20 years out of date, it includes essential information in advanced orchestration and music theory such as 'Neapolitan sixths' and many other topics not found in this pocket manual. As a music educator, I have always included the study of great composers including contemporary personalities. As an advocate of 20th century serious (classical) music I must admit the Schirmer Company is no longer an advocate of music and composers and like so many other publishers, believes there is no need to update the 1995 edition. I believe every pocket dictionary should include an appendix with brief listings of the major composers of music. When one must spend time penciling in so many new composers and include (sadly) the death of great men of music like Copland and Bill Schumann at least at present, I know of no new editions of pocket music dictionaries. Having said this, if you are a beginner, this small manual does explain all the basics. The index, however, is very lacking and only basic.

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Love: 1. well written and easy to understand 2. for my initial queries, easy to find the answer + what made me laugh .... 3. It is tiny 14 cm by 10.4cm

Un bon livre pour aider les débutants à lire les partitions. Si vous rencontrez une notation que vous ne comprenez pas, il vous apportera probablement une explication claire. Cependant, si vous écrivez vos propres partitions, gardez à l'esprit que ce livre date d'il y a près de 30 ans, avant que les logiciels de notation musicale ne soient trop chers pour la plupart des musiciens amateurs. La plupart des conseils qu'il donne concernent des sujets que votre logiciel gère déjà correctement. Il fait des généralisations, pardonnables compte tenu de sa taille réduite. Mais cela signifie aussie que si un logiciel de notation haut de gamme ne suit pas ses conseils, il est peut-être préférable de faire confiance au logiciel.

Gran libro sobre escritura musical ideal para todo compositor que se precie.