Behind Bars (book)
| Author | Elaine Gould |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Faber Music |
Publication date | 2011 |
| Pages | 704 |
| ISBN | 978-0-5715-1456-4 |
Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation is a 2011 book on music engraving by Elaine Gould, a senior editor at Faber & Faber.
Structure
The book is divided into three main sections.
- General conventions
- Deals with the basic rules and principles of notation, applying to most situations.
- Idiomatic notation
- Discusses instrument-specific conventions and rules of notation.
- Layout and presentation
- Dictates the layout of entire pages and scores, with chapters on electroacoustic and aleatoric music.
Behind Bars: General Conventions
12 years after the publication of the original Behind Bars, Faber released the first section of the book, "General conventions", as a standalone publication, titled simply Behind Bars: General Conventions. It was recommended as "the perfect complement to any reference collection" by Philip Rothman of the Scoring Notes blog.[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Faber Music. "Behind Bars: General Conventions". Retrieved 12 January 2026.
Sources
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- Chase, Stephen (2012). "Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation". Fontes Artis Musicae. 59 (4): 395–396. ISSN 0015-6191. JSTOR 42765689.
- Foltmann, Niels Bo (2012). "Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation" (PDF). Danish Yearbook of Musicology. 39: 104–107. ISSN 2245-4969.
- Ford, Andrew (5 October 2011). "Every good boy deserves favour". Inside Story. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- Lombardi, Paul (2011). "Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation, by Elaine Gould". College Music Symposium. 51. doi:10.1017/S0040298211000295. ISSN 0069-5696. JSTOR 26513071.
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- Service, Tom (12 January 2011). "Top scores for the book that teaches composers how to communicate". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- Rothman, Philip; MacDonald, David (1 July 2023). "Behind Behind Bars with Elaine Gould". Scoring Notes (Podcast). Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- Tokke, Justin (6 December 2017). "An interview with Elaine Gould, part 2: Behind Bars". Scoring Notes. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- Whittall, Arnold (2011). "Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation, by Elaine Gould". Gramophone. Vol. 88. pp. 102–103. ISSN 0017-310X.
- Wood, Hugh (18 March 2011). "Sight and sound". The Times Literary Supplement. pp. 4–5. ISSN 0307-661X.