Key to the Icons

The following icons are used throughout the site to signpost the various elements which comprise a given piece and are required for performance.


First is indicated the type(s) of score, or notation. This is divided into three kinds, with some scores involving several:



1. two-dimensional (printed), and using conventional staff notation or an extension thereof (e.g. anfractus, nonsense):



2. two-dimensional, and using invented notation, or notation which deviates significantly (e.g. Ebryxa, 放 - Fàng):



3. three-dimensional, indicating those works which I have termed “notation-installations” (e.g. Cneas, Hilling):






Then is indicated whether there are associated texts beyond ordinary performance notes (e.g. Cneas, frequency illusion):



Whether there are associated images or photographs (e.g. frequency illusion):



And whether an instrument has been made specifically for the piece (e.g. frequency illusion):






And finally whether there is an audio/tape element:




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