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Acoustics of Bells (Benchmark Papers in Acoustics, Vol. 19) by Thomas D. Rossing (Editor)

Book description

Hardcover: 411 pages.
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company (October 1984)
Language: English

 

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Atlas de percusión. guía para percusionistas, profesores, compositores, directores y músicos en general by Manel Ramada Balaguer

Book description
El atlas de los instrumentos de percusión es una fuente de consulta única en su modalidad, dirigida a percusionistas (alumnos, profesores e intérpretes), compositores, directores de orquesta, musicólogos, profesores y alumnos en general y a cualquier aficionado a la música que quiera tener información completa sobre la percusión.

Rústica: 234 pages.
Publisher: Rivera Mota Editores Editores
Language:

 

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How to Make Drums Tom Toms and Rattles. Primitive Percussion Instruments for Modern Use by Bernard Sterling Mason

Book description
Making your own primitive instruments from simple materials such as coffee cans and flower pots. Includes 121 figures.

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How to Make Drums Tom Toms and Rattles. Primitive Percussion Instruments for Modern Use by Bernard Sterling Mason

Book description
Making your own primitive instruments from simple materials such as coffee cans and flower pots. Includes 121 figures.

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La castanuela espanola. Origen y evolucion (Viajes, paises, culturas) by José de Udaeta

Book description
Las castañuelas dan al baile español ese carácter, peculiar y único, que no tiene ningún otro sobre la tierra. Son un instrumento emblemático de nuestra tradición y cultura musical. Incluye 150 ilustraciones en color o blanco y negro

Paperback: 127 pages.
Publisher: Ministerio de Cultura, Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escenicas y de la Musica; 1a ed edition (1989)
Language: Castellano

 

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Los instrumentos de la música afrocubana Vol. 1 + Vol. 2 by Fernando Ortiz 1881-1969.

Book description
Contiene: Vol.1 - Vol.2. Mucho texto, Parece todo percusión.

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Publisher: Madrid: Música Mundana, D.L.1996.
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Making Drums by Dennis Waring

Book description
Irish drums, Latin drums, drums from the Middle East and India: whether they’re framed, staved, carved, or clay, the basics for making every one of them is here, provided by a master of the style. Photos colorfully display the culturally diverse drums and construction techniques in an easy-to-follow fashion, from choosing and attaching a drumhead to learning lacing logistics and knot-tying to working with hoops and adjustable hardware.

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Making Drums by Dennis Waring

Book description
Irish drums, Latin drums, drums from the Middle East and India: whether they’re framed, staved, carved, or clay, the basics for making every one of them is here, provided by a master of the style. Photos colorfully display the culturally diverse drums and construction techniques in an easy-to-follow fashion, from choosing and attaching a drumhead to learning lacing logistics and knot-tying to working with hoops and adjustable hardware.

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Making Early Percussion Instruments (Early Music Series) by Jeremy Montagu

Book description

: 64 pages.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (July 8, 1976)
Language:

 

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Making Gourd Musical Instruments. Over 60 String, Wind & Percussion Instruments & How to Play Them by Ginger Summit, Jim Widess

Book description
The authors introduce readers to make-it-yourself musical instruments. There is an amazing wealth of information here, covering not only how-to's and history but also extending into the social sciences and even science. We learn that pigeon flutes (crafted gourds attached to the birds' tails) were first mentioned about A.D. 1041 A.D. and that drummers are highly respected in India. Actual instructions on gourd transformations into spike fiddles, water drums, and even xylophones are included, along with a few photographs. But all the erudition tends to drown out the craft aspect, since instructions are sandwiched within the narrative text, and photographs are less than optimal. Nonetheless, a book that patient crafters will appreciate. Barbara Jacobs Historically, ethnic groups in many countries have used a great number of musical instruments made from gourds. In North America these instruments are used mainly by percussionists. Most of the step-by-step projects in this book by gourd artists Summit and Widess (The Complete Book of Gourd Craft) are for percussion or stringed instruments such as the Latin American guiro (gourd scraper) or the spike fiddle. There are also a few from the wind family, such as the fipple flute. These are legitimate musical instruments made from traditional materials, and they are fully playable as well as being beautifully crafted. Highly recommended for general crafts as well as ethnomusicology collections.

Hardcover: 144 pages.
Publisher: Sterling
Language: English

 

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Making Gourd Musical Instruments. Over 60 String, Wind & Percussion Instruments & How to Play Them by Ginger Summit, Jim Widess

Book description
The authors introduce readers to make-it-yourself musical instruments. There is an amazing wealth of information here, covering not only how-to's and history but also extending into the social sciences and even science. We learn that pigeon flutes (crafted gourds attached to the birds' tails) were first mentioned about A.D. 1041 A.D. and that drummers are highly respected in India. Actual instructions on gourd transformations into spike fiddles, water drums, and even xylophones are included, along with a few photographs. But all the erudition tends to drown out the craft aspect, since instructions are sandwiched within the narrative text, and photographs are less than optimal. Nonetheless, a book that patient crafters will appreciate. Barbara Jacobs Historically, ethnic groups in many countries have used a great number of musical instruments made from gourds. In North America these instruments are used mainly by percussionists. Most of the step-by-step projects in this book by gourd artists Summit and Widess (The Complete Book of Gourd Craft) are for percussion or stringed instruments such as the Latin American guiro (gourd scraper) or the spike fiddle. There are also a few from the wind family, such as the fipple flute. These are legitimate musical instruments made from traditional materials, and they are fully playable as well as being beautifully crafted. Highly recommended for general crafts as well as ethnomusicology collections.

Paperback: 144 pages.
Publisher: Sterling
Language: English

 

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Making Simple Musical Instruments. A Melodious Collection of Strings, Winds, Drums & More by Bart Hopkin

Book description

Paperback: 144 pages.
Publisher: Lark Books; New Ed edition (February 1999)
Language: English

 

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Science of Percussion Instruments (Series in Popular Science) by Thomas D. Rossing

Book description

Hardcover: 208 pages.
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company; 1ST edition
Language: English

 

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Sound waves in solids by Howard F Pollard

Book description

Hardcover: 366 pages.
Publisher: Law Book Co of Australasia
Language: English

 

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Timpani and Percussion (Yale Musical Instrument Series) by Jeremy Montagu

Book description
In this book noted scholars/ performers discuss instruments in light of the newest research. Montagu has played timpani and percussion professionally for more than 50 years and oversaw the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments at Oxford Taking a chronological approach, the author traces the instruments from earliest known records and discuss the changes in construction, social context, and repertory, as well as notable performers and makers. Montagu's appendixes include information about playing techniques and the construction of percussion instruments.

: 280 pages.
Publisher: Yale University Press; First Edition edition (May 11, 2002)
Language:

 

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