The Notation of Polyphonic Music 900 1600

by Deceased Willi Apel

Apel, Willi

Genres: Music

518 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1942

Reviews

[Patricia PE Janssen]

Modal notation course - p 215-281
Mensural and Franconian notation course - p 283-337
Earliest notations course - not referenced

[Allen Garvin]

Definitive reference for all aspects of early notation. There's a lot of very valuable information here. On the downside, the organization is not ideal--that and the fact that the index is barely sufficient) can make it hard to track down specific issues with certain notated types. Also, the facsimiles presented are very low quality.

[David]

This is still *the* reference on early musical notation.