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A Dictionary for the Modern Percussionist and Drummer (Dictionaries for the Modern Musician)
James A. Strain
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Description for A Dictionary for the Modern Percussionist and Drummer (Dictionaries for the Modern Musician)
Hardcover. A Dictionary for the Modern Percussionist and Drummer is an essential resource for student, professional and amateur musicians who wish to delve into the vast world of percussion and drumming terminology. Classical music, popular drum set styles, world drumming ensembles, and historical genres are included, all illustrated with over 300 pictures. Series: Dictionaries for the Modern Musician. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: AVRJ; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Percussion instruments such as drums, cymbals, gongs, and xylophones comprise one of the largest and ever-expanding areas of music performance, composition, and sound effects. Profusely illustrated, A Dictionary for the Modern Percussionist and Drummer is an essential resource for any student, professional, or amateur musician who wants to delve into the vast world of percussion and drumming instruments and terminology. With an emphasis on modern terms in many languages and genres, James A. Strain has defined, detailed, and explained the use of percussion instruments and drums not only for classical genres (such as orchestra, symphonic, band, and opera) but also for popular styles (such as jazz, rock, music theater, and marching band). Also included are those world music instruments and ensembles commonly found in public school and university settings (such as steel drum bands, samba bands, and gamelan ensembles) as well as historical genres related to rope and rudimental drumming. Written for professional and amateur percussionists as well as non-percussionist educators, this book includes valuable topics on instrument construction and tuning and specific playing techniques, as well as instrument setup diagrams with models and ranges of keyboard percussion instruments. With more than 300 images and examples, it is the ideal reference book to enable any musician to better understand the extensive world of percussion and drumming.
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Dictionaries for the Modern Musician
Condition
New
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810886926
SKU
V9780810886926
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99-15
About James A. Strain
James A. Strain is professor of music (percussion) at Northern Michigan University, historian for the Percussive Arts Society, and research column editor for Percussive Notes, the organization journal of the Percussive Arts Society.
Reviews for A Dictionary for the Modern Percussionist and Drummer (Dictionaries for the Modern Musician)
Strain is a respected percussionist and professor and historian of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS). The title's use of both drummer and percussionist is significant, indicating that the work is meant not only for symphonic/concert percussionists but also for teachers and performers in commercial genres. The book is also intended as a resource for those who need to communicate with percussionists, such as conductors, composers, and arrangers. The dictionary is devoted largely to the names of instruments, mallets, and other equipment, along with terms for playing techniques and instructions one is likely to find written in percussion music. Entries are included from all Western languages as well as English. Brief entries are included for important manufacturing companies, and for inductees into the PAS Hall of Fame. There are 15 appendixes, the most useful of which address preparing for college and professional auditions, list typical audition repertoire, examine notes on marking percussion parts for rehearsal, and offer a table of standard ranges of pitched percussion instruments. All in all a welcome resource that will serve its intended audiences well. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers.
CHOICE
This book is highly recommended for college libraries as well as for individual use by performers and teachers. Congratulations to the author and publisher for bringing this important publication to the reading public.
NACWPI Journal
This is more than a dictionary: James A. Strain's work as historian for the Percussive Arts Society has helped him to provide percussionists across all genres with a thoroughly researched and annotated resource guide. Everything is included-from performance practices to foreign translations to instrument descriptions. It's like having a Grove's Dictionary specifically for percussionists.
Chris Deviney, principal percussionist, Philadelphia Orchestra Strain has used his indefatigable work ethic, communication skills, and love of music to place the vast array of percussion worlds under one umbrella in this comprehensive dictionary. It is unique in not only its inclusion of terminology, people, and drum companies but also its photos and appendixes that provide great insight into teaching, auditioning, and drum-set notation. Thank you for sharing this with the percussion world!
Glenn Paulson, percussionist, member of United States Marine Band, and former Percussive Arts Society Symphonic Committee member
CHOICE
This book is highly recommended for college libraries as well as for individual use by performers and teachers. Congratulations to the author and publisher for bringing this important publication to the reading public.
NACWPI Journal
This is more than a dictionary: James A. Strain's work as historian for the Percussive Arts Society has helped him to provide percussionists across all genres with a thoroughly researched and annotated resource guide. Everything is included-from performance practices to foreign translations to instrument descriptions. It's like having a Grove's Dictionary specifically for percussionists.
Chris Deviney, principal percussionist, Philadelphia Orchestra Strain has used his indefatigable work ethic, communication skills, and love of music to place the vast array of percussion worlds under one umbrella in this comprehensive dictionary. It is unique in not only its inclusion of terminology, people, and drum companies but also its photos and appendixes that provide great insight into teaching, auditioning, and drum-set notation. Thank you for sharing this with the percussion world!
Glenn Paulson, percussionist, member of United States Marine Band, and former Percussive Arts Society Symphonic Committee member