Synopsis
During the second half of the 20th century a dramatic change took place in the field of percussion, leaving no aspect untouched - the instruments themselves, their manufacture and availability, playing techniques, writing for all the various types of percussion, and, not least, standards of performance. The author was fortunate to enjoy a career of almost half a century as a professional percussionist during this period of creative revolution and expansion. Having worked with many leading British orchestras, conductors and composers, and playing as a soloist in numerous contemporary works, he is well placed to assess the changes that have taken place and to provide an up-to date reference book that reflects the state of the world of percussion at the start of the new millennium. Writing with authority and experience, he lists and describes the entire gamut of percussion instruments, together with their ranges where appropriate, and, most importantly, he suggests where the instruments may be obtained.
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Review
This encyclopedia inventories approximately 250 percussion instruments and effects, addressing new developments, particularly in the second half of the twentieth century, and consisting of instruments from all parts of the world. Entries are sometimes brief and sometimes more than a page and contain illustrations and range, if applicable. Other chapters are on the percussion in the orchestra, as soloist and in ensembles, composing and publishing percussion music, use in education, an alphabetical directory of manufacturers and suppliers, and information on the Percussive Arts Society. Half the book is a catalog of works and their instrumentation, listed alphabetically by composer. It includes a brief foreword by conductor and composer Pierre Boulez. There is no bibliography. Holland is an experienced percussionist who performs with the BBC Symphony. * Reference and Research Book News * Understandable to general readers, Practical Percussion would be particularly helpful to young adult musicians exploring musical options and careers. * American Reference Books Annual * This 2005, revised, hardbound 201-page tome has...six chapters...[and] There are also appendices that deal with information regarding PAS, a listing of percussion instrumentation included in selected orchestral, ensemble, and solo repertoire (103 pages), a six-page index, and information regarding the author. * Percussive Notes * ...provides insights into percussion topics. * Music Reference Services Quarterly, 2005 (vol 9, no 3) * This encyclopedia inventories approximately 250 percussion instruments and effects, addressing new developments, particularly in the second half of the twentieth century, and consisting of instruments from all parts of the world. Entries are sometimes brief and sometimes more than a page and contain illustrations and range, if applicable. Other chapters are on the percussion in the orchestra, as soloist and in ensembles, composing and publishing percussion music, use in education, an alphabetical directory of manufacturers and suppliers, and information on the Percussive Arts Society. Half the book is a catalog of works and their instrumentation, listed alphabetically by composer. It includes a brief foreword by conductor and composer Pierre Boulez. There is no bibliography. Holland is an experienced percussionist who performs with the BBC Symphony. Reference and Research Book News Understandable to general readers, Practical Percussion would be particularly helpful to young adult musicians exploring musical options and careers. American Reference Books Annual This 2005, revised, hardbound 201-page tome has...six chapters...[and] There are also appendices that deal with information regarding PAS, a listing of percussion instrumentation included in selected orchestral, ensemble, and solo repertoire (103 pages), a six-page index, and information regarding the author. Percussive Notes ...provides insights into percussion topics. Music Reference Services Quarterly, 2005 (vol 9, no 3)
About the Author
James Hollandwas co-principal percussion with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and principal percussion with the London Symphony Orchestra for ten years before moving to the B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra. He was also solo percussion with the London Sinfonietta for twenty-six years.
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