Music Printing - for iPad/Mac/PC: Recent Episodes
The Open University
From the middle of the 15th century onwards, the intellectual and cultural life of the West was revolutionised by the development of the printing press. This album explores the technological problems and solutions specific to the printing of music and shows how technology has transformed the way music scores are produced today. The five video tracks examine early music printing processes, 20th century photo lithography and the invention Sibelius, the music programme that changed everything. This material forms part of TA212 Technology of Music.
Early music printing. The technological problems and solutions involved in making a complete line of music.
Transcript -- Early music printing. The technological problems and solutions involved in making a complete line of music.
Transcript -- A close inspection of Plantin's book shows how it all fits together on the page.
A printing expert takes us through the Halston process and explains how every piece of printed music is put together like a picture.
Transcript -- A printing expert takes us through the Halston process and explains how every piece of printed music is put together like a picture.
The creators of Sibelius describe the idea, the software and its advantages and disadvantages.
Transcript -- The creators of Sibelius describe the idea, the software and its advantages and disadvantages.
Factors the software has to take into account and the effect computerisation will have on music of the future.
Transcript -- Factors the software has to take into account and the effect computerisation will have on music of the future.