Artful Noise
Percussion Literature in the Twentieth Century
The authoritative text on the artists, works, and innovations of the percussion revolution
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 examine 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.
"This book makes it possible for everyone to benefit from Professor Siwes decades of research concerning the history of percussion in the twentieth-century and the music composed by many of that centurys most important composers. Percussion music holds a special place in the twentieth century, and its story is told here by one of the twentieth centurys 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 in 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
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