Handbook of Materials for Percussion Musical Instruments

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 orasa 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 orchestrastaking intoaccountthecenturies of musical art and tradition.This bookbridgesthegap in the technical literatureon describingthe properties of materials for percussion instruments-timpani, other drums, marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, gong, cymbal, triangle, celesta, castanets.