Description

The manual titled 'Scoring for Percussion' is a comprehensive resource that encompasses availability, ranges, transpositions, techniques, beaters, and standardized notation. It serves as a valuable guide for arrangers tasked with scoring percussion parts across various musical styles. This newly updated edition features an enhanced CD-ROM that offers an in-depth exploration of over 85 percussion instruments, complete with images, sound samples, and typical patterns associated with each instrument.

"Every serious student of composition, arranging, or orchestration, as well as percussionists themselves, would benefit greatly from a thorough study and mastery of the concepts outlined in this text."

-Percussive Notes

"This 152-page reference textbook is an essential addition to every university library for reference purposes, if not a requirement for discussions on the actual curricular content related to percussion scoring and notation."

-Jim Lambert, The Instrumentalist