Encyclopedia of Percussion

The bulk of the Encyclopedia consists of 28 new articles by noted scholars who explore their topics in detail, provide basic information for ready reference, and include a selective bibliography as a starting point for further research. The coverage is rounded out by a comprehensive index, internal cross-references, lists, illustrations, and a glossary of percussion instruments and terms in four languages, as well as an extensive bibliography of percussion methods.

Defines 3,000 instrument terms and forms; Presents a table of 350 percussion instruments and terms and their equivalents in English, French, German, and Italian; Covers Western and non-Western instruments; Provides 28 signed articles on families of instruments and other important topics; Over 100 illustrations; Offers practical information for performers; Easy to use for students and general readers

CONTENIDO:

Preface
Contributors
Abbreviations

I. Alphabetical Listing of Percussion Instruments and Terms

II. Illustrations of Percussion Instruments. Laurie Beck Tarver

III. Articles
- The Basel Drum. Alfons Grieder

- The Bass Drum. Andrew Spencer

- Brazil: Percussion Instruments. Eric A. Galm. John K. Galm

- Calfskin Heads: Their History and Manufacture. Gary Cook

- Castanets. Andrew Spencer

- Cymbals. Leonard DiMuzio

- The Drum Set: A History. Robert B. Breithaupt

- Drum Set Players. Robert B. Breithaupt

- Electronic Percussion. Norman Weinberg

- Janissary Music. Turkish Music. Harrison Powley

- The Kettledrum. Edmund A. Bowels

- Latin-American Percussion. Norbert Goldberg

- Latin Percussionists. Norbert Goldberg

- The Marimba in Mexico and Related Areas. Laurence D. Kaptain

- Multiple Percussion. Steven Schick

- Percussion and Dance. Michael W. Udow

- Percussion Ensembles. John H. Beck

- The Percussive Arts Society: An Historical Persepctive. Fred Fairchild

- The Plastic Drumhead: Its History and Development. Lloyd S. McCausland

- The Rope-Tensioned Drum in America. George Carroll

- The Snare Drum. Andrew Spencer

- Steel Band/Pan. Jeffrey Thomas

- The Tambourine. Andrew Spencer

- The Tambourin Provencal. Michael Rosen

- The Triangle. Andrew Spencer

- The Vibraphone, Vibraharp, and Vibes. Hal Trommer

- Vibraphone Players. Robert B. Breithaupt

- The Xylophone. William L. Cahn

Appendix A: Selections from Morris Arnold Lang and Larry Spivack, The Dictionary of Percussion Terms
Symbols
Range of the Mallet Instruments
Appendix B: Table of Percussion Instruments and Terms in English, French, German, and Italian. Amy White
Appendix C: Published Writings on Methods for Percussion. James Strain
Index