Encyclopedia of Percussion

<p>The <i>Encyclopedia of Percussion</i> is an extensive guide to percussion instruments organized for research as well as general knowledge. Focusing on idiophones and membranophones it covers in detail both Western and non-Western percussive instruments. These include not only instruments whose usual sound is produced <i>percussively</i> (like snare drums and triangles) but those whose usual sound is produced <i>concussively</i> (like castanets and claves) or by <i>friction</i> (like the <i>cuíca</i> and the lion’s roar). </p><p>The expertise of contributors have been used to produce a wide-ranging list of percussion topics. The volume includes: (1) an alphabetical listing of percussion instruments and terms from around the world; (2) an extensive section of illustrations of percussion instruments; (3) thirty-five articles covering topics from Basel drumming to the xylophone; (4) a list of percussion symbols; (5) a table of percussion instruments and terms in English French German and Italian; and (6) an updated section of published writings on methods for percussion. </p>