The Role of Turkish Percussion in the History and Development of the Orchestral Percussion Section

The fascination of eighteenth century Western composers with the Eastern percussion instruments of the Turks was the impetus behind the initial use of percussion instruments in the orchestra. Consequently, the era beginning in the late eighteenth-century when percussion instruments were first includ...

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Main Author: Bugg, D. Doran
Other Authors: James West
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2003
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-0903103-205546/