Handbook of Materials for Percussion Musical Instruments

<i>This 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 </i><i>as</i><i> a group or several groups of instruments, as they are included into a musical work. A chapter is devoted to the bells.</i> The scope of this book is primarily confined to percussion instruments of symphony orchestras<i> taking into</i> account <i>the </i>centuries of musical art and tradition. <i>This book</i> bridge<i>s</i> <i>the</i> gap in the technical literature <i>on describing </i>the properties of materials for percussion instruments-timpani, other drums, marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, gong, cymbal, triangle, celesta, castanets.<br>