Braille music

The Braille music notation is developed in 1828 by Louis Braille music notation for blind and visually impaired people, which is used worldwide today. He used the same six points as in his Braille, in each case, the upper four points of the pitch and the lower two points to specify the value (duration ) of a note. In his elaborate system of notes, octave, harmony and additional symbols, it is possible to bring the vertical processes of polyphonic music in a readable for blind linear string.

The largest collection of sheet music into Braille has the National Library for the Blind in Stockport ( UK). The German Central Library for the Blind, based in Leipzig ( CITI ) has a Library for the Blind, in which more than 5,500 Rating Title ( as of 2007) are that can be borrowed by blind musicians from around the world. With DaCapo notes for the blind are transferred computerized, which can be used by blind musicians professionally. It can be transmitted by both normal type notes in Braille scores and vice versa.

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