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This definitive encyclopaedic work explores the origins of
percussion through the development of the early drums and
xylophones right up to the wide range of modern instruments and the
sounds they make. James Blades covers these early developments
globally from China and the Far East, India and Tibet, the early
civilisations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome and Persia
through to mediaeval and renaissance Europe. He continues to
examine the role of percussion in the classical and romantic
orchestras and finally looks at the ways composers have pushed the
boundaries in modern music. Each chapter has its own photographs,
illustrations and bibliography and there are comprehensive indices
referencing all the composers and works discussed. This extended
edition includes two important new chapters. The first covers the
rise of the solo percussionist and is written by the world's
leading practitioner and one of Blades' former pupils, Dame Evelyn
Glennie, who also contributes a new Foreword, while recent
developments in orchestral percussion are covered by Neil Percy,
Head of Timpani and Percussion at the Royal Academy of Music and
Principal Percussionist of the London Symphony Orchestra.
Beat it! African Dances from Dame Evelyn Glennie is a brilliant
resource for both general and more specialised music teachers
working with beginner percussion groups. It presents sixteen
contrasting workshops based on four African dances, providing
invaluable material built on the National Curriculum requirements
in music for year 4 and up. Inspired by the thrilling traditional
music of Africa this book demonstrates how to develop a range of
rhythmic ideas using everyday classroom percussion and the body.
The group's work will culminate in performances of the four dances
(with or without the enhanced CD backings provided), ideal for
school concerts or assemblies.
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