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></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>