Percussion Instruments and Their History

James Blades

Bold Strummer, 1992 - Music - 513 pages

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Contents

• FOREWORD BY BENJAMIN BRITTEN: 27
• ORIGINS OF PERCUSSION: 33
• THE DRUM: 44
• THE PRIMITIVE XYLOPHONE: 71
• PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS OF CHINA: 89
• Metallophones: 101
• Cymbals: 107
• Wood Drums: 115
• JAPAN: 122
• MESOPOTAMIA AND EGYPT: 151
• GREECE AND ROME: 177
• ARABIA AND PERSIA: 183
• NAKERS AND KETTLEDRUMS: 223
• THE CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA: 236
• THE ROMANTIC ORCHESTRA I: 281
• THE ROMANTIC ORCHESTRA 2: 317
• TECHNIQUES OF CONTEMPORARY PERCUSSION page: 348
• Method of holding side drum sticks page: 371
• Wire brush: 374
• Brush tremolo on cymbal: 381
• Flexatone: 394
• Puili Polynesia: 396
• COMPOSERS USE OF MODERN PERCUSSION: 412
• Chimes threenote clash: 423
• THE AMERICAS: 443
• THE LATIN AMERICAN ORCHESTRA: 450
• Maraca gourd: 451
• Timbales: 452
• Steel drum: 456
• CHANGING STYLES IN LIGHT MUSIC: 458
• USE OF PERCUSSION IN EDUCATION: 466
• Foot pedal for bass drum and cymbal: 474
• Marimbaphone barshaped for bow: 477
• RECITAL LITERATURE: 479

About the author

James Blades and Johnny Dean are both professional drummers who have been playing and teaching for many years. They live in England.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Percussion Instruments and Their History
• Author: James Blades
• Edition: illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Bold Strummer, 1992
• ISBN: 0933224613, 9780933224612
• Length: 513 pages
• Subjects: Music / Musical Instruments / Percussion