| A Manual for the Performance Library Contributor(s): Girsberger, Russ (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810858711 ISBN-13: 9780810858718 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $76.23 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: A Manual for the Performance Library is a guide for organizing and operating a library of music performance materials for orchestra, band, chorus, jazz ensemble, and chamber music. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - General - Music | Reference - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical |
| Dewey: 026.78 |
| LCCN: 2006018542 |
| Series: Music Library Association Basic Manuals |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.18" W x 8.8" (0.63 lbs) 182 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The performance librarian is the person responsible for managing, maintaining, and organizing the resources of a performance library. This personnel can now benefit from A Manual for the Performance Library, a guide for organizing and operating a library of music performance materials. Music for performance has different needs than music for study. It must be easy to read and understand, and it must be formatted so as not to impede the musician's efforts to interpret the notes into musical sound. This book outlines, step-by-step, the ways of acquiring, processing, cataloging, and preparing music for performance. While focusing primarily on music for large ensembles, like orchestra and chorus, author Russ Girsberger also includes concepts that apply to wind, jazz, and chamber ensembles. The material is logically organized, detailing information on purchasing or renting music; cataloging and processing scores; numbering, marking, binding and shelving parts; and preparing and distributing the music for rehearsal or performance. Additional duties, such as describing necessary information on preparing concert programs and audition lists, and caring for and preserving the library's holdings are also covered. The manual concludes with a glossary, an annotated bibliography, and an appendix, which features sample forms for cataloging and circulating the library's materials. |