Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary

by Stephen L. Barnhart and John Gillespie

Alphabetically arranged entries summarize the professional careers of over 500 percussionists from various musical venues. Due to the shrinking global village, ethnic percussion was rediscovered and incorporated into the concert hall. Since percussion transcends all musical styles, it often is featured center stage as a solo or ensemble in heterogeneous musical settings. These excerpts represent percussionists who spent the majority of their lives...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313296278
• ISBN13: 9780313296277
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"