Behind Bars: General Conventions by Elaine Gould

Behind Bars: General Conventions by Elaine Gould

Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
World of Books

At World of Books, you’ll find millions of preloved reads at great prices, from bestsellers to hidden gems. Every book you buy saves money and helps reduce waste, so you can read more for less while giving stories a second life.

The feel-good place to buy books
  • Free US shipping over $15
  • Buying preloved emits 41% less CO2 than new
  • Millions of affordable books
  • Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!

Behind Bars: General Conventions by Elaine Gould

Behind Bars: General Conventions presents the basic principles, ground rules and conventions of notation in a definitive but concise guide. This book is the first section from the best-selling complete edition Behind Bars. It includes: Ground Rules; Chords, Dotted Notes and Ties; Accidentals and Key Signatures; Grace Notes, Arpeggiated Chords, Trills, Glissandos and Vibrato; Metre, Tuplets and Repeat Signs. Behind Bars: General Conventions is a handy and accessible paperback: perfect for students, composers, or anyone interested in getting to grips with music notation. Behind Bars is widely regarded as the indispensable reference book for composers, arrangers, teachers and students of composition, editors and music processors. The author’s understanding of and passion for her subject has resulted in a book that is not only practical but also compellingly readable. “Elaine Gould… has written the equivalent of the Grove Dictionary for Notation.” Sir Simon Rattle “Behind Bars: General Conventions is the perfect complement to any reference collection.” Philip Rothman, Scoring Notes
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780571542840
ISBN 10 0571542840
Title Behind Bars: General Conventions
Author Elaine Gould
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber Music Ltd
Year published 2023-06-12
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.