Re: Chord symbols
CLAY MOORE ( cmoore4@ix.netcom.com )
Wed, 22 Jan 1997 19:46:35 -0600
Sparky Koerner wrote:
>
>
> There is a book written by Clinton Roemer and Carl Brandt called
> "Standardized Chord Symbol Notation " (A Uniform System for the
> Music Profession)
> ISBN 0-9612684-2-5 Copyright 1976
> Selling Agent: Roerick Music Co 4046 Davana Road
> Sherman Oaks, Calif. 91423
>
> Clinton Roemer has long been one of the most prominent music
> copyists on the Hollywood scene, working in all fields of the
> entertainment industry. Mr. Roemer collaborated with many
> composer/arrangers, as well as acting as exclusive copyist for a
> number of recording artist. He is also author of the best-selling
> text, THE ART OF MUSIC COPYING, the most widely accepted
> and comprehensive treatment on the craft of preparing music for
> performance.
> Of course now most of us write music by way of computer.
Sparky,
As much as I respect and appreciate Clinton Roemer's THE ART OF MUSIC
COPYING,
there were a few notational disagreements that I have with his chord
system.
Nothing major (no pun intended) but I've been using what I use for 25
years,
and I don't see anyone else jumping to implement his "standard" as the
default.
Judging by the defaults that are included in Encore, they didn't use
Roemer's
system either.
Clay