We don't talk a lot about notation, because notation isn't always all that interesting, but in this case, it's well worth a second look. Eye music is the practice of turning a written score into a work of visual art, something that the performer can enjoy without affecting the music the audience hears. It was a popular practice in the Renaissance, with scores shaped like hearts, bizarre notation choices, and artistic puzzles to make reading the score an adventure instead of just a chore.
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Sources:
http://chamberprojectstl.org/chamberblog/2013/11/11/what-in-the-world-is-augenmusik
https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?index=books&linkCode=qs&keywords=9780313299803
http://ks.petruccimusiclibrary.org/files/imglnks/usimg/4/44/IMSLP451732-PMLP203419-Gulliver_Travels.pdf
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/p/pod/dod-idx/introducing-belle-bonne-sage.pdf?c=icmc;idno=bbp2372.2010.113
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