A Comprehensive Guide to Sibelius Music Notation Software-Master Sibelius music notation software step-by-step with the most complete how-to guide available! Designed for both novice and experienced musicians composers producers and arrangers it contains a variety of examples from single-line melodies to complex scores. Written by two proven experts trainers and authors in the field of music notation software this book will be a constant reference for all of your Sibelius questions and needs.'A valuable book encompassing a wide range of musical styles as notational projects.Sibelius software has always included its own excellent manual so I was intrigued to see just how useful aseparate guide could be. This book relates to the latest version currently Sibelius 6 but much of the material will also be relevant to earlier versions. The volume runs to some 460 pages but rather than simply cloning the user manual the authors have constructed a whole series of notational projects introducing different aspects of the software. The writing is engaging throughout with all points explained clearly and there is also a companion website offering downloadable files and templates to be used with all the exercises.The book begins with an overview explaining essential procedures but from Chapter 2 onwards new techniques are introduced through practical tasks which become more sophisticated throughout the book. Chapter 3 for example is an exercise in notating Greensleeves which involves adding lyrics simple harmonies and chord symbols. There is a chapter explaining using a MIDI keyboard with Sibelius's flexi-time input method and also one outlining techniques for scanning in music. Later the book investigates writing for larger ensembles and there is also a downloadable movie file for use in conjunction with a film scoring project.Overall this is a valuable book encompassing a wide range of musical styles and offering helpful additional material as you
SKU: BR.BV-363
ISBN 9783765103636. 7 x 9.5 inches. German.
For more than 40 years now, Tomi Makela's book has been the most comprehensive original publication in German on the life and works of Jean Sibelius. It contains many little-known illustrations as well as iconographic material found nowhere else. An extensive depiction of the most important currents in the Sibelius reception of the 20th century as well as a chronology of Sibelius's life close the lengthy volume. Poesie in der Luft is an attempt to grasp Sibelius and his compositional legacy from the perspective of his cultivated background and his regional origins, which were far from provincial. The author sketches the highly complex psychogram of a modern artist. The composer's self-discovery can easily be compared with that of other artists of his generation. Makela's results oblige us to rethink the depiction of Sibelius as a kind of exotic naif and nature lover, and to see in a new light his creative individuality, which consciously guided itself on the Central European currents of the time. In the focus of the author's commentaries on the works are the symphonic, chamber-music and vocal genres, with which Sibelius obtained international recognition.Tomi Makela locates Sibelius and his compositions firmly in the social and aesthetic turmoil of his time. This impressive book is not only an extremely thorough and accomplished presentation of empirical research, but also an exciting and vigorously argued critical study of a composer whose stature has been rising ever higher in recent years. Prof. Derek Scott, School of Music, University of Leeds.
