Music Notation in the Twentieth Century: A Practical Guidebook. New York: W. (paperback edition: New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1979) Music Notation: A Manual of Modern Practice. Second Edition. Boston: Crescendo Publishers, 1969. The composition department recognizes the three works listed below as standards of notational practice you should refer to one of them when in doubt about correct procedures, and should consult your committee for advice. However, if you are preparing a thesis or dissertation, consult with your document chair before deviating from the guide below this will save everyone a great deal of time. Rules are made to be broken, if for good reason. The overriding goals of this guide are achieving clarity of musical intent and demonstrating professionalism. This style guide has been developed in an effort to standardize at least the IU composition department preferences for notation, particularly regarding theses and dissertations. Principal authors are David Dzubay and Don Freund, writing in consultation with Claude Baker, PQ Phan, and Aaron Travers. The faculty of the IU Composition Department recognizes that there is not uniform field-wide agreement about many notational issues composers face.
