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Steel drums and steelbands : a history / Angela Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Angela, 1955-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Steel drum (Musical instrument).
- Steel band music--Trinidad and Tobago--History and criticism.
- Steel band music.
- Steel drum (Musical instrument)--History.
- Trinidad and Tobago.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2012.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Steel Drums and Steelbands: A History is a vivid account of the events that led to the "accidental" invention of the steel drum: the only acoustic musical instrument invented in the 20th century. Angela Smith walks readers through the evolution of the steel drum from an object of scorn and tool of violence to one of the most studied, performed, and appreciated musical instruments today. Smith explores the development of the modern steelband, from its roots in African slavery in early Trinidad to the vast array of experiments in techno
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Trinidad
- pt. 2. Expansion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-43926-4
- 979-82-16-23068-7
- 1-280-77868-7
- 9786613689078
- 0-8108-8343-0
- OCLC:
- 854520032
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