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- 020 __ |a 9810241585 (hbk.)
- 020 __ |a 9810241593 (pbk.)
- 100 1_ |a Rossing, Thomas D., |d 1929-
- 245 10 |a Science of percussion instruments / |c Thomas D. Rossing.
- 260 __ |a Singapore ; |a River Edge, N.J. : |b World Scientific, |c 2001.
- 300 __ |a xii, 208 p. : |b ill. ; |c 23 cm.
- 490 1_ |a Series in popular science ; |v vol. 3
- 500 __ |a Reprint of the 2000 ed.
- 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- 505 0_ |a Percussion family -- Drums with definite pitch -- Interlude: sound and hearing -- Drums with indefinite pitch -- Interlude: vibrations of bars and air columns -- Xylophones and marimbas -- Metallophones -- Interlude: vibrations of plates and shells -- Cymbals, gongs, and plates -- Music from oil drums: Caribbean steelpans -- Church bells and carillon bells -- Handbells, choirchimes, crotals, and cow bells -- easter bells -- Glass musical instruments -- Other percussion instruments.
- 520 1_ |a "Percussion instruments may be our oldest musical instruments, but only recently have they become the object of extensive scientific study. This book focuses on how percussion instruments vibrate and produce sound and how these sounds are perceived by listeners."--Jacket.
- 650 _0 |a Music |x Acoustics and physics.
- 650 _0 |a Percussion instruments.
- 650 _0 |a Percussion instruments |x Acoustics.
- 830 _0 |a Series in popular science ; |v vol. 3.