vbid/9783030986506

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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�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�bridges�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.Typham this is the title: Handbook of Materials for Percussion Musical Instruments