Thanks John ... that's the sort of info for which I was searching.
Cheers,
Dean
On Feb 28, 2009, at 9:17 AM, John Howell wrote:
At 9:21 PM -0800 2/27/09, Dean M. Estabrook wrote:
Your Wisdom Please ... I'm looking for a vade mecum informing
proper notation techniques of percussion instruments. I'm mostly
interested in pretty standard concert band issues. Does the
"Guide to Standardized Drumset Notation" by Weinberg address
enough of these issues, or does it stick only to "Drumset" iinfo?
I.e., if I should want to know about, say, Marimba notation, will
his book satisfy my needs?
I'm not familiar with the book, but you have to realize that a drum
set is a single instrument played by a single player, and is NOT a
comprehensive look at any and all percussion toys. For that I
would certainly recommend Samuel Z Solomon, "How to Write for
Percussion: A comprehensive guide to percussion composition,"
copyright 2002 by Samuel Z Solomon, www.howto.szsolomon.com, ISBN
0-9744721-0-7. I have found it extremely helpful, most recently
when wanting to write for dumbek. I'm sure the section on keyboard
percussion is quite extensive.
John
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