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245 10 a| Percussion instruments and their history /c| James Blades.;

250 a| Revised edition.;

260 a| London ;a| Boston :b| Faber and Faber,c| 1984.;

300 a| 511 pages, 72 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographies and indexes.;

505 0 a| Metric conversion table and staff notation chart -- Foreword / Benjamin Britten -- Author's preface -- Author's note to the revised edition, 1984 -- 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 -- Arabia and Persia -- 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 (snare 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 -- Additional bibliography and discography (1984) -- Indices.;

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Percussion instruments and their history / James Blades.

Author/creator	Blades, James
Format	Book
Edition	Revised edition.
Publication Info	London ; Boston : Faber and Faber, 1984.
Description	511 pages, 72 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Percussion instruments.

Contents	Metric conversion table and staff notation chart -- Foreword / Benjamin Britten -- Author's preface -- Author's note to the revised edition, 1984 -- 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 -- Arabia and Persia -- 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 (snare 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 -- Additional bibliography and discography (1984) -- Indices.
Abstract	This famous book has been referred to as the percussionist's bible and the established definitive reference work on the subject.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographies and indexes.
LCCN	83020807
ISBN	0571180817 (pbk.)

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