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THE NOTATION OF POLYPHONIC MUSIC 900-1600 THE MEDIAEVAL ACADEMY OF AMERICA PUBLICATION NO. Reading about notational systems is not necessarily an exciting read, but I think it is quite interesting and provides insights for anyone interested in mediaeval and renaissance music. This edition, the fifth, was published in 1961 and by then had become an interesting technical subject for specialists. Some are even in color (note the chapter on mannered notation)! He also provides loads of musical examples. Apel does a great job of explaining things in an understandable way. So, it becomes a re-learning for musicians trying to read modern notation, but sing the music appropriately. They did not think or hear or sing that way. For example, we expect that the first beat in a measure, the downbeat, to have a certain rhythmic weight, or in the case of jazz and especially rock, the second beat, the backbeat. However, I must tell you that our notation with bar lines does present problems. Many editions were made of the old music in our present notation so it could be more easily performed by modern day musicians. This shows you how active the field was in those days. This book was first published in 1941 by the great Willi Apel. Once it became too cumbersome, the system we now use was born in order to provide greater rhythmic clarity and harmonic complexity. However, like all systems, it was kept around a bit too long after music changed. What is all this about? This notation suited the kind of music they were making quite well. There are no bar lines, the note heads are connected in ways that look strange to us, and they are not round. This book was written to teach its readers about various aspects of musical notation prior to the seventeenth century. Although there are other things you need to know the further you head back and if you find experimental 20th century notations, you are pretty much on your own without specialized knowledge of what the experimenter was trying to do.

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If you know how to read our present notation you can pretty much handle anything from the late seventeenth century until today. If the sample(s) are used on any NON MAJOR LABEL platforms, you can do anything you’d like with them (upload to Soundcloud, sell the beat to indy artist, include on beat-tape, etc etc).It is essential to remember that our present musical notation is actually the product of a long process and has changed over time to suit the needs of the composers and musicians in performing the kinds of music they were interested in making. If you place a record on a MAJOR LABEL using the sample(s), you will split the publishing with Wallis Lane fairly & Co-Production credit + fair split on up-front producer fee (where applicable) (CONTACT: if this is the case). Combined with digital tools and modern processing, they bring you a unique flavor of textures unlike any other pack in the Polyphonic Library.

Wallis Lane utilizes vintage analog synths such as the CS-80, Juno 106, Moog, Rhodes alongside live vocals. With heavy assistance from Jack Lomastro, they deliver 11 multi genre samples including R&B, Soul, Jazz and modern moody vibes.

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Racking up credits over the past couple of years with the biggest artists such as, Drake, Ye, Travis Scott, Partynextdoor plus many more.

Polyphonic Music Library is proud to release Interludes from the Grammy nominated and Multi Platinum duo – Wallis Lane.