Music Engraving Today

Description

The art and practice of digital notesetting: winner of Music Publishers' Association Paul Revere Award (2003) for music graphics and design. Years of award-winning professional engraving experience are incorporated into this guide, which provides the rules of engraving and ways to realize them using industry-standard software packages, mainly Finale and Sibelius. Adopted by universities in - among others - California, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Canada, Australia.

Engraving Basics: Page fundamentals, Rhythm, Pitch, Markings, Divisi Individual Genres: Chorus, Solo voice, Keyboard, Orchestra, Band, Music for books, Commercial copywork

Tools of the Trade: Notation programs, Music fonts, Typography, Page layout Bibliography: Books, Web sites