Description
Book SynopsisThis book describes the properties of materials used for making percussion instruments for classical music played by a symphony orchestra in which the instruments could be played as a soloist instrument or as a group or several groups of instruments, as they are included into a musical work. A chapter is devoted to the bells. The scope of this book is primarily confined to percussion instruments of symphony orchestras
taking into account
the centuries of musical art and tradition.
This book bridge
s the gap in the technical literature
on describing the properties of materials for percussion instruments—timpani, other drums, marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, gong, cymbal, triangle, celesta, castanets.
Trade Review“This book contains new features … and is of great interest for the musical acoustics community. … Another appreciable specificity of the book is the high number of clear pictures and figures of wonderful quality … . this book is a compulsory starting point for any future research on percussion instruments, and should be usefully associated with other books and publications more specialized in physical modeling. The references are extensive and beyond the usual references lists in musical acoustics.” (Antoine Chaigne, EAA Newsletter Nuntius, euracoustics.org, January-February, 2023)
Table of ContentsHandbook of materials for percussion instruments
Chapter 0 Preface
PART 1 Percussion instruments, their classification and their sound
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Organology of percussion instruments and patents
Chapter 3 About the sound of percussion instruments
Chapter 4 Experimental methodology for acoustical properties of percussion instruments
PART 2 Structural parts of the Instruments
Chapter 5 The membranophones - timpani, drums, tambourine
Chapter 6 The Idiophones made of wood played with mallets – marimba, xylophone
Chapter 7 The metallic idiophones played with mallets- vibraphone, glockenspiel
Chapter 8 The struck idiophones played with mallets -gong, tam-tam, cymbal, chimes, triangle, plate
Chapter 9 The mallets
Chapter 10 Other Struck idiophone- the church bell, carillon
Chapter 11 Idiophones with keyboard – celesta
Chapter 12 The Concussion Idiophones - castanets, woodblocks
Chapter 13 New Percussion instruments
PART 3 Properties of Materials
Chapter 14 Properties of wood for percussion instruments
Chapter 15 Properties of metallic alloys for percussion instruments
Chapter 16 Properties of leather for percussion instruments
Chapter 17 Properties of new materials for percussion instruments
PART 4 Maintenance and conservation of percussion instruments
Chapter 18 Care and maintenance of percussion instruments
Chapter 19 Conservation of percussion instrument
Chapter 20 Patents
