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Author Brennan, Matt, author.

Title Kick it : a social history of the drum kit / Matt Brennan
Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Contents Clever drummers, primitivism, entrepreneurialism, and the invention of the trap drummer's outfit -- Noisy drummers, ragtime, jazz, and the avant-garde -- Studious drummers, selling drum outfits, standardization, and stardom -- Creative drummers, artistry, virtuosity, and playing time -- Working drummers, musical labour, role playing, and authorship -- Indispensable drummers, drum machines, and record production
Summary A groundbreaking social history of the drum kit, Matt Brennan's 'Kick It' makes a compelling case for the instrument as one of most important and transformative musical inventions of the modern era
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from web page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on June 15, 2020)
Subject Drum set -- History
Drum set -- Social aspects
Drummers (Musicians)
drummers.
Drummers (Musicians)
Drum set
Music
Music appreciation
Genre/Form History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
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