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The New York System Of Tangible Musical Notation: And Point Writing And Printing For The Use Of The Blind (1873)

The New York System Of Tangible Musical Notation: And Point Writing And Printing For The Use Of The Blind (1873)

Wait, William Bell

Paperback

General MusicMusic Instruction: GeneralMusic Reference

ISBN10: 1437162517
ISBN13: 9781437162516
Publisher: Indypublish.Com
Published: Nov 26 2008
Pages: 60
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.12 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The New York System of Tangible Musical Notation and Point Writing and Printing for the Use of the Blind is a book written by William Bell Wait and published in 1873. The book provides a comprehensive guide to a musical notation system designed specifically for blind individuals, known as the New York System. The system uses raised dots and dashes to represent musical notes and rests, as well as other musical symbols such as sharps, flats, and time signatures.The book includes detailed instructions on how to read and write music using the New York System, as well as information on how to produce printed materials using a special printing press. The author also provides examples of various musical compositions written in the New York System, including hymns, folk songs, and classical pieces.In addition to the musical notation system, the book also covers point writing, a system of writing in which letters and words are represented by raised dots and dashes. The author explains how point writing can be used to create written materials for blind individuals, including books, newspapers, and other printed materials.Overall, The New York System of Tangible Musical Notation and Point Writing and Printing for the Use of the Blind is an important historical document that sheds light on the development of systems designed to make music and literature accessible to blind individuals.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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