How to Write Music: Musical Orthography

"How to Write Music: Musical Orthography" by Clement A. Harris is a detailed instruction manual designed for musicians looking to refine their skills in music notation, composed in the early 1900s. Targeted towards musicians aiming to improve their music writing, the book outlines essential methods for producing clear and precise music manuscripts. Serving as a base resource for future composers and those in engraving, it covers everything from selecting music paper to correctly placing notes, rests, and accidentals. Technical parts like scoring, barring, clefs, signatures, and rhythm notation are addressed in detail; promoting legibility and stylistic consistency in the reader's work. The guide provides explanations of typical mistakes and proposes effective tactics for reviewing and thinking about copyright. This publication, complete with detailed instructions and illustrations, acts as a helpful source for musicians endeavoring to master the art of writing music with ease and effectiveness.