The Cambridge Companion to Percussion

Herausgeber: Hartenberger, Russell

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Percussion music is both the oldest and most recent of musical genres and exists in diverse forms throughout the world. This Companion explores percussion and rhythm from the perspectives of performers, composers, conductors, instrument builders, scholars, and cognitive scientists. Topics covered include percussion in symphony orchestras from the nineteenth century to today and the development of percussion instruments in chapters on the marimba revolution, the percussion industry, drum machines, and the effect of acoustics. Chapters also investigate drum set playing and the influences of world music on Western percussion, and outline the roles of percussionists as composers, conductors, soloists, chamber musicians, and theatrical performers. Developments in scientific research are explored in chapters on the perception of sound and the evolution of musical rhythm. This book will be a valuable resource for students, percussionists, and all those who want a deeper understanding of percussion music and rhythm.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 326
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 565g
• ISBN-13: 9781107472433
• ISBN-10: 1107472431
• Artikelnr.: 44271936

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Russell Hartenberger; Part I. Orchestral Percussion: 1.
Timpani traditions and beyond Russell Hartenberger; 2. Orchestral
percussion in the twenty-first century: concerns and solutions William L.
Cahn; Part II. The Development of Percussion Instruments: 3. Marimba
revolution: mallet instruments, repertoire, and technique in the
twenty-first century William Moersch; 4. Instrumental ingredients Garry
Kvistad; 5. The percussion industry Rick Mattingly; 6. Virtual drumming: a
history of electronic percussion Thomas Brett; Part III. Percussion in
Performance: 7. Lost and found: percussion chamber music and the modern age
Adam Sliwinski; 8. Taking center stage: percussionist as soloist Colin
Currie; 9. Percussion theater: the drama of performance Aiyun Huang; 10.
Three convergences: a percussionist learns to conduct Steven Schick; Part
IV. Composing Music for Percussion Instruments: 11. Finding a voice Bob
Becker; 12. Flexibility as a defining factor Jason Treuting; 13. Thoughts
on percussion and rhythm Steve Reich; Part V. Drum Sets and Drumming: 14.
In the pocket: how a drum set player grooves Peter Erskine; 15. The 'funky
drummer' break: ghost notes, timbre, and popular music drumming Steven F.
Pond; 16. Way beyond wood and skin: drum sets, drumming, and technology
Jeff Packman; Part VI. World Percussion: 17. Speaking of rhythm Russell
Hartenberger; 18. African influences on Western percussion performance and
pedagogy B. Michael Williams; 19. The Gamelan Beleganjur as Balinese
percussion ensemble Michael B. Bakan; Part VII. Percussion and Rhythm: 20.
Lessons from the laboratory: the musical translation of scientific research
on movement Michael Schutz; 21. In the beginning was the beat: evolutionary
origins of musical rhythm in humans John R. Iversen.