James Holland: Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides - Percussion
- Author: Holland, James
James Holland: Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides - Percussion
- Author: Holland, James
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This is a lively and highly informative contribution to a distinguished series and covers timpani, keyboard and tuned percussion, general percussion instruments and all aspects of performing as a percussionist. There are sections on orchestral context as well as sticks, beaters, stands and accessories.
Consummate Percussionist James Holland gives detailed analysis on all aspects of percussion and a comprehensive middle section tells of its history and development. The wealth of useful information will be of value to experienced musicians as well as to a general reader.
The Yehudi Mehuhin Music Guides are hugely important and twice as useful! Each one concentrates on a particular instrument from the orchestral family; giving information, background, history, and technique all by recognised and skilled musicians - experts in their field who are well placed to pass on their experience.
Contents
- Foreword by Pierre Boulez,
- Preface by Yehudi Menuhin, Author's Introduction, Part One - The Timpani or Kettledrums,
- 1. A Little History,
- 2. Timpani Construction,
- 3. The Student Timpanist, Part Two - The Percussion Instruments,
- 4. General Percussion Instruments,
- 5. Keyboard Percussion,
- 6. Stands and Accessories, Part Three - In Performance,
- 7. The Percussion Section,
- 8. The use of Percussionin Chamber Music and as a Solo Instrument,
- Appendices Percussion Pleas, Percussion Addresses, Acknowledgements, Book List, Discography,
- Index
