Item Detail
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Beck, John
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Encyclopedia of percussion
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Book
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Garland reference library of the humanities, vol. 947
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New York, N.Y.
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1995
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Garland Pub.
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xi, 436 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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English
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0824047885; 9780824047887
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Percussion instruments--Encyclopedias.
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Percussion; Percussionists
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ML 102 .P4 E5 1995
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Beck, John H., ed. Encyclopedia of Percussion. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1995.
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In addition to the more than 3,000 percussion related terms, this encyclopedia is beneficial for its biographical list of noted percussionist and publications about percussion from 1588 to 1960.
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Primarily Western Percussion, although an attempt is made to include a limited amount of world percussion.
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6 sections: The Alphabetical Listing of Percussion Instruments and Terms includes over 3,000 entries from various cultures of the world; The Photograph section is followed by a section of 28 Articles written on percussion as well as a biographical list of noted percussionists; A List of Symbols and Ranges of Mallet Instruments; The Table of Percussion Instruments and terms in English, French, German, and Italian; Published Writings contains information about articles written from 1588 up to the 1960's.
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Significant portions of the Dictionary of Percussion are mindlessly inserted.
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BYU Mus Ref
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662