Music Research
Percussion: A Starting Guide
Part I: Where to Find Percussion Music in the UNLV Music Library
- Solo percussion:
- Drums (including timpani, drum set, snare drum, etc., and multiple percussion, one performer): M146
- Mallet percussion: M175.X6
- Duets with percussion:
- Piano with drums (see above): M284.D8, M285.D8
- Piano with multiple percussion (one player): M284.P4, M285.P4
- Piano with mallet percussion: M284.X9, M285.X9
- Miscellaneous duets (Note: not all works in this area will include percussion): M298
- Miscellaneous combinations (Note: not all works in these areas will include percussion):
- Trios: M340-344, M385-386
- Quartets: M445-449, M485-486
- Quintets: M545-549, M585-586
- Sextets: M645-649, M685-686
- Septets: M745-749, M785-786
- Octets: M845-849, M885-886
- Nonets: M945-949, M985-986
See also our list of Percussion Compact Discs in the UNLV Music Library on this site.
Part II: Representative Subject Headings for Percussion (including Timpani)
Note: The headings below do not include the numerous chamber combinations of percussion with other instruments. For more comprehensive results, perform a keyword search including the term(s) percussion or timpani.
Percussion
- Percussion music
- Percussion ensembles
- Concertos (Percussion)
- Percussion with orchestra
- Percussion instruments
- Percussion instruments--Instruction and study
- Percussion instruments--Studies and exercises
- Percussion instruments--Methods
- Percussion instruments--Orchestra studies
Specific Percussion Instruments
- Timpani
- Timpani music
- Marimba
- Marimba music
- Concertos (Marimba)
- Vibraphone
- Vibraphone music
- Xylophone
- Xylophone music
- Drum
- Drum--Methods
- Drum set
Part III: Useful Sources
Barnhart, Stephen L. Percussionists : a Biographical Dictionary. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2000.
Music Ref. ML399 .B38 2000
Encyclopedia of Percussion. Edited by John Beck. New York: Garland, 1995.
Music Ref. ML102.P4 E5 1995
Holland, James. Practical Percussion: a Guide to the Instruments and Their Sources. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2003.
Lied Book Stacks ML1030 .H65 2003
Montagu, Jeremy. Timpani and Percussion. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2002.
Lied Book Stacks ML1035 .M66 2002
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Online). London: Macmillan Reference; New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 2001-
Internet Access
Percussion Solo Literature. Thomas Siwe, editor. Champaign, Ill.: Media Press, c1995.
Music Ref. ML128.P23 S63 1995
Percussion Ensemble Literature. Thomas Siwe, editor. Champaign, Ill.: Media Press, c1998.
Music Ref. ML128.P23 S625 1998
Part IV: Periodicals
Percussionist
Lied Periodicals ML1 .P1085
Percussive Notes
Lied Periodicals ML1 .P1087
Percussive Notes Research Edition : Percussionist
Lied Periodicals ML1 .P1085
Rudimental Percussionist
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