The modern trombone : a definition of its idioms / Stuart Dempster.
| Author/creator | Dempster, Stuart |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1979. |
| Description | xv, 110 pages : music ; 28 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | New instrumentation ; 3 New instrumentation ; 3. ^A513046 |
| Contents | Voice and multiphonics. The voice ; Voice and buzzed lip ; The scream ; High register close double stopping ; Split tone ; Buzzed lip and muted vowel harmonics ; Auxiliary double or single reed -- Vowels and consonants. Buzzed vowels ; Vowel harmonics ; Vocal vowels ; Tonguings ; Consonants -- Glissandos. Normal glissando ; Bent tone ; Harmonic glissando -- Microtones. Just tuning ; Sixth tones ; Quarter tones and eighth notes ; Microtones ; Leaps or skips ; Reverberation ; Doppler -- Vibratos and trills. Slide vibrato ; Lip or jaw vibrato ; Tongue or vowel vibrato ; Diaphragm or gut vibrato ; Trill and shake ; Tremolos ; Voice vibratos ; Mute vibratos -- Other body sounds. Buzzed lip ; Tongue-buzz ; Slaptongue, flutter, and double pedal ; Traditional fluttertongue ; Voice ; Esophageal speech and Tibetan chant ; Closed sounds ; Throat sounds ; Clicks and thucks ; Air sounds ; Inhaled sounds ; Circular breathing -- Slide and bell disassembly. Mouthpiece ; Slide section ; Bell section ; "F" attachment or "trigger" ; Valve tremolo -- Percussive devices and accessories. Two mouthpieces ; Palm on mouthpiece ; Bell edge hitting ; Vacuum ; Mutes ; Sticks ; Circular breathing beaters ; Extra percussion ; Scraping ; Water ; Kazoo ; Mouthpiece beater -- Mutes. Wa-wa ; Buzz ; Plunger ; Hat ; Felt, bucket, and hand ; Cup ; Mute nucleus ; Mute effectiveness ; Mute harmonics -- Means of extension. Piano resonance ; Electronics ; Recommended sounds for amplification ; Performance space resonance -- Theatrical implications. Garden hose ; Musical ventriloquism ; Theatrical consciousness and humor ; Laugh ; Theater pieces ; Personality portrayal -- Backword -- Appendices. I. General speech. Annotations ; Score -- II. Ten Grand Hosery. Stage ; Lighting ; Performance -- III. The Didjeridu -- IV. John Cage and Frank Rehak -- V. Range. High range ; Pedal tones ; Bartok glissando ; Double trigger ; Tenor-bass ; Alto trombone ; New limits. |
| General note | Includes accompanying sound sheet (33 1/3 rpm ; 7 in.). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 103-104), discography (pages 104-105), and index. |
| LCCN | 76014309 |
| ISBN | 0520032527 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML965.D45 M6 1979 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |