The Techniques of Percussion Playing
Description
The acclaimed percussionist Christian Dierstein has joined forces with a research group at the Basel Academy of Music to examine the techniques of percussion playing from an innovative perspective. The main focus falls less on the instruments than on their sound producers: beaters, mallets, sticks, bows, specific manual techniques up to and including electronic pulse generators. This book describes all of them in detail and illustrates their range of application in carefully selected and annotated examples from the repertoire.
Many essays by guest authors such as Nicolaus A. Huber, Steven Schick, Fritz Hauser and Bernhard Wulff relate the performance descriptions to ongoing aesthetic debates. They reveal that sound production and interaction with sound-generating objects have moved centre stage in contemporary composition and its expanded concepts of material and performance. The result is a comprehensive reference book for composers and performers that will also serve as a source of inspiration for future innovative approaches in percussion playing.
The authors
Christian Dierstein completed his musical studies with Bernhard Wulff (Freiburg), Gaston Sylvestre (Paris) and Wassilios Papadopulus (Mannheim). A multiple prize-winner at music competitions, he has played percussion with Ensemble Recherche since 1988 and Trio Accanto since 1994 together with Nic Hodges and Marcus Weiss. In addition he has been professor of percussion and contemporary chamber music at the Basel Academy of Music since 2001.
Michel Roth is professor of composition and music theatre at the Basel Academy of Music and a member of its research department. As a composer he is a regular guest at music festivals, recently with a focus on music theatre. In 2017 Bärenreiter published his Techniques of Trombone Playing co-written with Mike Svoboda. This was awarded the Best Edition prize by the German Music Publishers Association in 2018.
Jens Ruland studied percussion with Carlos Tarcha at the Cologne University of Music (2007-12) where he completed his performance and teaching degree with distinction. Since 2012 he has consolidated his studies with Christian Dierstein in Basel. He is a founding member of hand werk (Cologne), 232 percussion (Cologne), Ensemble New4Art (Switzerland) and the music theatre duo Akt-tkA (Spain and Switzerland).
Content
Geleitwort von Christoph Caskel / Preface by Christoph Caskel
I Vorwort / Foreword
II Methodik und praktische Anwendung / Methodology and User Guidelines
III Grundlagen / Basic Information:
Aufbau von Schlägeln / Construction of Mallets
Grundsätzliche Verwendung und Zugehörigkeit / Basic Use and Affiliation
IV Spieltechniken und Instrumente / Playing Techniques and Instruments:
Vorbemerkung / Preliminary Note
Zweischlägeltechniken / Two-Mallet Techniques
Mehrschlägeltechniken / Multiple Mallet Techniques
Fußtechniken / Foot Techniques
Artikulation und Schlägel / Articulation and Mallets
Aufbau und Bestandteile der Hauptinstrumentengruppen / Construction and Components of the Main Instrument Groups //
V Schlägel und andere Anreger / Mallets and Other Implements:
Hände / Hands
Elementare Schlägel / Elementary Mallets
Zusammengesetzte Schlägel / Composite Mallets
Bezogene Schlägel / Covered Mallets
Umwickelte Schlägel / Wrapped Mallets
Hämmer / Hammers
Ruten / Rutes and Rods
Besen und Bürsten / Brushes
Bögen / Bows
Kombinations- und Multitoneschlägel / Combination and Multitone Mallets
Instrumente als Anreger / Instruments as Implements
Fußmaschinen und Pedale / Bass Drum Pedals and Pedals
Elektrische und elektronische Anreger / Electric and Electronic Implements
Weitere Anregungsarten / Other Kinds of Excitation
VI Schlägelpraxis / Mallet Use:
Grundausstattung / Basic Equipment
Hinweise zur Schlägelwahl / Comments Regarding Choice of Mallets
Kombinierbarkeit von Schlägeln / The Possibility to Combine Mallets
Schlägelwechsel / Mallet Changes
VII Notation und Aufbauhilfen / Notation and Setup Assistance:
Notation / Notation
Aufbauhilfen / Setup Assistance
VIII Anhang / Appendix:
Systematik der Schlägelbeschreibungen in Kapitel 5 / System for Describing Mallets in Chapter 5
Verzeichnis und Inhaltsangabe der Videobeispiele / Index and Synopsis of Video Examples
Verzeichnis der abgebildeten oder erwähnten Partituren / Index of Scores Displayed or Mentioned in the Book
Bibliographie / Bibliography - Über die Autoren / About the Authors
Product information
Edition number: BVK02406
ISBN: 9783761824061
Composer / Author: Dierstein, Christian / Roth, Michel / Ruland, Jens
Title: The Techniques of Percussion Playing
Foreword / Introduction: Caskel, Christoph / Dierstein, Christian
Product format: Book
Remarks on the edition: Video Examples under https://www.baerenreiter.com/moreinfo/BVK02406/ (Downloads)
Publisher: Bärenreiter
Binding: Paperback
Print run: 1st printing 2018
Pages / Format: 337 S. - 29,2 x 21,2 cm
Weight: 1016 g
Languages of the work: German, English
