Other than the human voice, the drum is the oldest of all musical instruments. Today’s modern orchestral music is very demanding of percussion sections because composers are acknowledging and understanding the wide range of sounds and instruments available in the world of percussion. While the variety of percussion instruments is wide, there are four percussion instruments that are commonly found in orchestral music. They are: the snare drum, the bass drum, the tenor drum, and timpani.
Resources listed in 2000
These lists come from the original ListenSmart.com page. Many sites have since closed, so each link opens its Wayback Machine copy. Books are listed as titles only.
Websites
- The DrumClub.com
- Cyber Drum -- Online Lessons
- The Timpani Link
- A Brief History of the Timpani
- Drums Online (listed on the 2000 Mallet Percussion page)
- Drummer's Web (listed on the 2000 Steel Drum page)
- Drum! (listed on the 2000 Steel Drum page)
- Modern Drummer (listed on the 2000 Steel Drum page)
- Not So Modern Drummer (listed on the 2000 Steel Drum page)
- RimShot! Magazine (listed on the 2000 Steel Drum page)
- Stick It! Magazine (listed on the 2000 Steel Drum page)
Books
- Primary Handbook for Timpani - by Garwood Whaley
- Podemski's Standard Snare Drum Method - by Benjamin Podemski
- A percussionist's guide to orchestral excerpts - by David W. Vincent
- The Drum Book — Geoff Nicholls; Hardcover
- Drum Basics, Steps One and Two Combined : Steps One & Two Combined (The Ultimate Beginner Series) — Mike Finkelstein(Editor) et al; Mass Market Paperback
- The Heart of the Circle : A Guide to Drumming — by Holly Blue Hawkins