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245 10 a| Percussion instruments and their history /c| James Blades.;

250 a| New and revised edition.;

260 a| London :b| Faber,c| 1975.;

300 a| 3-509 pages, 72 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations, music, portraits ;c| 26 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Accompanied by record R-3118.;

504 a| Includes bibliographies and indexes.;

505 0 a| Foreword / by Benjamin Britten -- Origins of percussion. Early instruments ; Rattles ; Stampers ; Scrapers ; Clappers -- The drum. A step forward ; African drums, drumming and drummers ; Drum making and ritual ; Modus operandi -- The primitive xylophone. Africa and metal instruments -- Percussion instruments of China and the far east. Gongs ; Metallophones ; Cymbals ; The skin drum ; Wood drums ; Clappers and bells -- Japan -- India and Tibet -- Mesopotamia and Egypt. Drums ; Clappers ; Sistra ; Bells ; Cymbals -- Greece and Rome -- Arabia and Persia -- Mediaeval and Renaissance Europe. Triangle ; Cymbals ; Castanets ; Friction drums ; Tambourine ; Chime bells ; Dulcimer ; Xylophone ; Drums ; Tabor ; Side drum -- Nakers and kettledrums. Kettledrums ; The instruments -- The classical orchestra -- The Romantic orchestra -- Techniques of contemporary percussion. The timpani ; The bass drum ; The side drum ; The tenor drum ; The tabor ; Cymbals ; The tam-tam ; The tambourine ; Castanets ; The triangle ; Wood blocks ; Sleigh bells ; Cowbells ; Exotics ; The tuned percussion ; The Glockenspiel ; The bells ; The xylophone ; The marimba ; The vibraphone -- Composers' use of modern percussion -- Appendices. The Americas ; The Latin American orchestra ; Changing styles in light music ; Use of percussion in education ; Inventions and patents -- Glossary of principal terms.;

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Percussion instruments and their history / James Blades.

Author/creator	Blades, James
Format	Book
Edition	New and revised edition.
Publication Info	London : Faber, 1975.
Description	3-509 pages, 72 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music, portraits ; 26 cm
Subjects	Percussion instruments.

Contents	Foreword / by Benjamin Britten -- Origins of percussion. Early instruments ; Rattles ; Stampers ; Scrapers ; Clappers -- The drum. A step forward ; African drums, drumming and drummers ; Drum making and ritual ; Modus operandi -- The primitive xylophone. Africa and metal instruments -- Percussion instruments of China and the far east. Gongs ; Metallophones ; Cymbals ; The skin drum ; Wood drums ; Clappers and bells -- Japan -- India and Tibet -- Mesopotamia and Egypt. Drums ; Clappers ; Sistra ; Bells ; Cymbals -- Greece and Rome -- Arabia and Persia -- Mediaeval and Renaissance Europe. Triangle ; Cymbals ; Castanets ; Friction drums ; Tambourine ; Chime bells ; Dulcimer ; Xylophone ; Drums ; Tabor ; Side drum -- Nakers and kettledrums. Kettledrums ; The instruments -- The classical orchestra -- The Romantic orchestra -- Techniques of contemporary percussion. The timpani ; The bass drum ; The side drum ; The tenor drum ; The tabor ; Cymbals ; The tam-tam ; The tambourine ; Castanets ; The triangle ; Wood blocks ; Sleigh bells ; Cowbells ; Exotics ; The tuned percussion ; The Glockenspiel ; The bells ; The xylophone ; The marimba ; The vibraphone -- Composers' use of modern percussion -- Appendices. The Americas ; The Latin American orchestra ; Changing styles in light music ; Use of percussion in education ; Inventions and patents -- Glossary of principal terms.
General note	Accompanied by record R-3118.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographies and indexes.
LCCN	75329439
ISBN	0571048323 :
ISBN	057110360X (pbk.)

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