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We would like to announce a new publication from the University of Illinois Press, which we hope will be of interest.
Artful
Noise
Percussion Literature in the Twentieth Century
Thomas Siwe
https://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/9780252085000/artful-noise/
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“This book makes it possible for everyone to benefit from Professor Siwe’s decades of research concerning the history of percussion in the twentieth-century and the music composed
by many of that century’s most important composers. Percussion music holds a special place in the twentieth century, and its story is told here by one of the twentieth century’s most knowledgeable percussion practitioners and pedagogues. Thomas Siwe has written
an indispensable book, drawn from a lifetime of experience and research. Everyone interested in the essential role percussion played the last century should read this book!”—Christopher Shultis, author of
Silencing the Sounded Self: John Cage and the American Experimental Tradition
“Simply stated, this is a singular contribution detailing the history of percussion literature in the twentieth century made by one of the most knowledgeable percussion educators
who was witness to many of the composers and compositions he discusses.”—Kathleen Kastner, Wheaton College Conservatory of Music
Twentieth-century composers created thousands of original works for solo percussion and percussion ensemble. Concise and ideal for the classroom,
Artful Noise offers an essential and much-needed survey of this unique
literature. Percussionist Thomas Siwe organizes and analyzes the groundbreaking musical literature that arose during the twentieth century. Focusing on innovations in style and the evolution of the percussion ensemble, Siwe offers a historical overview that
connects the music to scoring techniques, new instrumentation and evolving technologies as well as world events. Discussions of representative pieces by seminal composers examines the resources a work requires, its construction, and how it relates to other
styles that developed during the same period. In addition, Siwe details the form and purpose of many of the compositions while providing background information on noteworthy artists. Each chapter is supported with musical examples and concludes with a short
list of related works specifically designed to steer musicians and instructors alike toward profitable explorations of composers, styles, and eras.
Thomas Siwe is a professor emeritus of music at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of Percussion: A Course of Study for the Future Band and Orchestra Director
and Ten Hall of Fame Snare Drum Solos, and a member of the Percussive
Arts Society’s Hall of Fame.
With all best wishes,
Combined Academic Publishers
University of Illinois Press
| Music in American Life | July 2020 | 240pp | 9780252085000 | PB | £20.99*
*Price subject to change.
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