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Author:

Kelly, Thomas Forrest.

Title:

Capturing music : the story of notation / Thomas Forrest Kelly.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xv, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 CD.

Subject:

Musical notation--History--To 1500.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Isidore : writing as recording -- St. Gregory and the recording of music -- Guido the monk and the recording of pitch -- The great book : Leoninus and the recording of rhythm -- Franco figures it out -- It takes a scientist : Philippe de Vitry -- Into the future : later developments.

Summary:

Before the era of recording -- before wax cylinders, vinyl, or digital media -- songwriters, composers, and musicians relied on sheet music and musical notation to disseminate their works. In this marvelously witty and engaging chapter of music history, Kelly, a Harvard musicologist, thoughtfully reviews the long process through which musical notation developed.

ISBN:

0393064964 (hardcover)
9780393064964 (hardcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)881721206

LCCN:

2014023336

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)