No other book has covered the subject of 20th-century microtonal notation in such depth as this comprehensive guide
book. 20th-Century Microtonal Notation surveys the many attempts to notate various microtonal divisions of the
octave in our western music. The concerts, festivals, and journals devoted exclusively to microtonal composition
evince the widespread interest and involvement in microtonal music today. Activity in the specialized field of
microtonalism is also supported by the design and construction of a number of novel instruments capable of producing
various fractional pitches in the octave, including the digital synthesizer. However, despite the developing
interest and activity, no consensus has yet been reached about the clearest and most logical notation for each
degree of microtonal division of the half and whole step. This lack of an essential consensus on a suitable,
standardized notation system has, in some cases, hampered the complete integration of microtonalism into western
music.
Bringing considerable expertise to bear, Read divides the volume into five sections, each addressing the notation of
specific microtones. This volume is a comprehensive repository of the many attempts to find a logical notation for
all degrees of microtonality. It represents an invaluable resource to anyone interested in studying the history and
development of music notation, or in evaluating the many forms of microtonal notation in terms of their potential
for contemporary notation. 20th-Century Microtonal Notation will be an important addition to the library collections
of colleges and universities and will be of interest to composers, theorists, performers, and musicologists.
Hardcover, 208 pages. publ. Greenwood Press, July 18, 1990. ISBN: 0-313-27398-7.
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