Practical Percussion: A Guide to the Instruments and Their Sources: A Guide to the Instruments and Their Sources, Revised Edition - Hardcover

James Holland

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810856581 ISBN 13: 9780810856585

Publisher: Scarecrow Press (UK), 2005

Synopsis

The second half of the twentieth century saw vast changes in all aspects of percussion - the instruments themselves, playing techniques, and percussion writing - plus the huge influence of pop music, jazz, and film scores. Additionally, the revolution in travel and communications has meant that composers have become much more aware of a seemingly endless variety of ethnic instruments from around the world. Holland aims to show the world of percussion as it is today, and to answer some common questions about it.

Todays professional players frequently find themselves performing in many countries where the availability of percussion instruments can vary widely. Practical Percussion contains a section on manufacturers and suppliers all over the world. In addition to this list of manufacturers, the percussion requirements - both instruments and players - for some 1500 works are also listed. The foreword by Pierre Boulez further assists the reader in appreciating and understanding the richness, variety, and function of percussion instruments the world over.

About this title

About the Author

James Holland was co-principal percussionist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and principal percussionist with the London Symphony Orchestra for ten years before moving to the B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra. He was also solo percussionist with the London Sinfonietta for twenty-six years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press (UK)
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810856581
• ISBN 13: 9780810856585
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 210