Fwd: Beyond bars, book by Elaine Gould

[bruys .]

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From: bruys . <address@hidden>
Date: Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: Beyond bars, book by Elaine Gould
To: flup2 <address@hidden>


Dear Philippe,
Behind Bars is published by Faber Music (Elaine Gould is an editor
with Faber), so it is more likely to be available with a print music
supplier than a book shop. I just happened to find it on the internet,
and it made me interested in really getting to grips with Lilypond. I
haven't read Kurt Stone, but I have read Gardner Read. In comparison
to Gardner Read, I'd say Elaine Gould is more precise about
type-setting details. For instance, she seems to spend more time on
alignment of various figures, whereas Read concentrates more on the
notation alone. For instance, for brackets over a triplet, she shows
them going from the edge of the notehead; whereas Read shows them
going from the middle of the notehead or from the stem of a beamed
group. Elaine Gould is explicit about placement, Gardner Read not. It
is a more recent book, so it has the benefit of hind-sight. Her
perspective is one of an editor who needs to point out corrections to
the way of music has been set, whereas Gardner Read is more from the
perspective of a composer who needs to pick the most effective way of
writing music (one that performers will understand).
I definitely recommend this book, to anyone interested in the subject.
Regards,
bruys

On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 4:54 PM, flup2 <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> In a recent message, I discovered the reference to Elaine Gould's book
> "Beyond Bars". I never read about it before (I only knew Gardner Read and
> Kurt Stone books) and would like to know more about it from people who own
> and use it.
>
> Is it more complete than Read and Stone, are some aspects different from
> rules followed by Lilypond ?
>
> In other words, is that book interesting when owning one of its predecessors
> ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Philippe
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