Transcript -- A printing expert takes us through the Halston process and explains how every piece of printed music is put together like a picture.

Music Printing - for iPad/Mac/PC

Transcript -- The Halstan Press

Music Printing

Transcript -- A short introduction to this album

Transcript -- Music Printing

Early music printing. The technological problems and solutions involved in making a complete line of music.

Letter Press Technology

Transcript -- Early music printing. The technological problems and solutions involved in making a complete line of music.

Transcript -- Letter Press Technology

A close inspection of Plantin's book shows how it all fits together on the page.

Letter Press: an example

Transcript -- A close inspection of Plantin's book shows how it all fits together on the page.

Transcript -- Letter Press: an example

A printing expert takes us through the Halston process and explains how every piece of printed music is put together like a picture.

The Halstan Press

The creators of Sibelius describe the idea, the software and its advantages and disadvantages.

Sibelius

Transcript -- The creators of Sibelius describe the idea, the software and its advantages and disadvantages.

Transcript -- Sibelius

Education

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.