The world of orchestral percussion unfolds like a secret chamber, bursting with textures that pulse beneath the harmonic fabric of symphonic works. At first glance, these instruments may seem like ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The world premiere of a percussion extravaganza stole the show on Thursday night in Mandel Hall at Severance Music Center and may have set a record for the most percussion ever ...

"A primer ... demonstrating the range and special capabilities of each instrument of the orchestra, with examples drawn from the symphonic repertory." Performed by ...

Toontrack has announced the release of the long-awaited Orchestral Percussion SDX, a sound library expansion for Superior Drummer 3 featuring an extensive collection of orchestral percussion ...

The word “symphony” is ultimately from Greek “symphonia,” concord of sounds, harmony, a meld of “syn-,” together (as in synchronize, synthesis) and “phōnẽ,” sound (as in phonetics, telephone). The ...

The marimba has an interesting history in which, oddly enough, Pennsylvania plays a major role. It is one of the oldest of musical instruments. There are records that the marimba existed in a much ...

Orchestras began tuning to the oboe, in part, because its sound was more penetrating in a performance setting than gut strings. There were also fewer oboes than violins, and in the earliest orchestras ...