Percussion instruments and their history / James Blades.
| Author/creator | Blades, James |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Frederick A. Praeger, [1970] |
| Description | 509 pages : illustrations, music, plates ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword / by Benjamin Britten -- Origins of percussion. Early instruments ; Rattles ; Stampers ; Scrapers ; Clappers -- The drum. A step forward ; African drums, drumming and drummers ; Drum making and ritual ; Modus operandi -- The primitive xylophone. Africa and metal instruments -- Percussion instruments of China and the far east. Gongs ; Metallophones ; Cymbals ; The skin drum ; Wood drums ; Clappers and bells -- Japan -- India and Tibet -- Mesopotamia and Egypt. Drums ; Clappers ; Sistra ; Bells ; Cymbals -- Greece and Rome -- Mediaeval and Renaissance Europe. Triangle ; Cymbals ; Castanets ; Friction drums ; Tambourine ; Chime bells ; Dulcimer ; Xylophone ; Drums ; Tabor ; Side drum -- Nakers and kettledrums. Kettledrums ; The instruments -- The classical orchestra -- The Romantic orchestra -- Techniques of contemporary percussion. The timpani ; The bass drum ; The side drum ; The tenor drum ; The tabor ; Cymbals ; The tam-tam ; The tambourine ; Castanets ; The triangle ; Wood blocks ; Sleigh bells ; Cowbells ; Exotics ; The tuned percussion ; The Glockenspiel ; The bells ; The xylophone ; The marimba ; The vibraphone -- Composers' use of modern percussion -- Appendices. The Americas ; The Latin American orchestra ; Changing styles in light music ; Use of percussion in education ; Inventions and patents -- Glossary of principal terms. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographies. |
| LCCN | 79090411 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML1030.B6 P4 1970 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |