Notations 21 | 
| Author: Theresa Sauer
Publisher: Mark Batty Publisher
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.7 x 1.5
ISBN: 0979554640
Dewey Decimal Number: 745
EAN: 9780979554643
ASIN: 0979554640
Publication Date: April 30, 2009
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Product Description
Drawing inspiration from John Cage's, Notations, Notations 21 features illustrated musical scores from more than 100 international composers, all of whom are making amazing breakthroughs in the art of notation. These spectacularly beautiful and fascinatingly creative visual pieces not only make for exciting music, but inspiring visual art as well. The scores are accompanied by written contributions from the artists that explore every facet of their creative processes, from inspiration to execution. Contributors include the likes of Karlheinz Stockhausen, Earle Brown, Halim El-Dabh, Joan La Barbara, and Yuji Takahashi, as well as emerging composers whose compositions are also visually astounding and important. In the spirit of honoring the 40th anniversary of Cage's seminal book, while furthering it in a 21st century context, a portion of the sales will be donated to the Foundation for Contemporary Performing Arts.
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 Notations21 is brilliant and gorgeous May 10, 2009
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz (Northfield, VT USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
"Notations21" is gorgeous, and worth the wait. It was announced in early 2008, and I had ordered a copy through Amazon in May 2008 and it arrived today (May 9, 2009) -- almost exactly 40 years after John Cage's legendary "Notations" collection, which has been on my shelf since then.
The design of "Notations21" is spectacular ... subtle, lovely, comprehensive, with a wonderful feel, in full color and full-size. Each page is full of ideas from scores and essays through the design of the page itself. (The word "full" keeps coming to mind.)
The Moller/Shim/Stabler "SoundVisions" (published in 2005 and quickly out of print) was an attempt to fill the years since Cage's "Notations", and kept to the square, monochrome format. I was pleased to discover "SoundVisions", but "Notations21" is a very special book, taking advantage of both the technology and the expectations that have changed since 1969.
With 165 composers represented, "Notations21" is at last a worthy and thorough successor to "Notations".
(Disclaimer: I am one of the composers in this book. But whether I had been selected or not, I would still feel this book is remarkable.)
A Stunning Book May 23, 2009
P. Paccione
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"Notations 21" is a stunning book. In addition to being an excellent compendium/anthology of the different types of musical notation that can be found in many modern musical scores, it is also a book on the "art" of musical notation. The wide variety of musical scores, the essays, the superb reproductions (in both black and white, and in color), the paper on which the scores are printed, the typesetting, the visual layout and the overall organization, all amount to one highly significant contribution to modern music. In an age of highly standardized music copying programs, "Notations 21" is a breath of fresh air - both a reminder and encouragement of the many creative possibilities that are inherent in musical notation. (I was very pleased to have one of my own scores included in such an anthology.) This project was surely a labor of love by both the editor, and the publisher. "Notations 21" is both a homage to John Cage's now out-of-print 1968 landmark collection of musical scores, "Notations," and it is its more than worthy successor.
Landmark Music Notation Text May 22, 2009
B. Hendrix
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Notations 21 is a landmark text in graphic music notation and the aesthetics surrounding the composers who create these types of musical "scores." It is extraordinarily beautiful and creative in its layout and choice of musical material. A must for any musician's libray.
Notations 21 May 31, 2009
C. Reba (New Haven, CT USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an inspirational book. The breadth of compositional styles, approaches and philosophies is wonderfully diverse. Thanks to the author for putting so much care, time and effort into promoting and preserving this distinct musical tradition.
a must! May 28, 2009
M. S. Loyato (New York, NY)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Notations 21 is a book that must be in any university, conservatory or library. You will enjoy it! congratulations to the author of this beautiful anthology!
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