The Cambridge Companion to Percussion
- Editor: Hartenberger, Russell
the volume comprises fairly focused essays, on a variety of topics, that taken together provide an effective overview of the richly varied world of modern percussion ... [and] is particularly... — More…
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Contents
- 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.