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Title: deficient
Review: A reference book such as this--in contradistinction to an original music-theory exposition such as "The Lydian-Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization" by George Russell (or, for that matter, "Pentatonic Scales for the Jazz-Rock Keyboardist" by Jeff Burns)--, is made up of received matter--by its very nature. Especially where that matter is widely available elsewhere, as in this case, it is appropriate to judge such a book by its manner of presentation. I find "Music Notation"'s manner of presentation deficient. It is difficult to use and difficult to trust, and its style is obtrusive and annoying. Again, although music-notation reference books tend to come and go, there are many alternatives to this book still available. I agree that one of the best is "The Norton Manual of Music Notation" by George Heussenstamm.
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