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General reference books

  • {{Cite book |last1=Adato |first1=Joseph |title=The Percussionist's Dictionary: Translations, Descriptions, and Photographs of Percussion Instruments from Around the World |last2=Judy |first2=George |publisher=Alfred Music |year=1984 |isbn=978-1-4574-9382-9 |oclc=54967374}}
  • {{cite book |editor-last=Beck |editor-first=John H. |editor-link=John H. Beck |title=Encyclopedia of Percussion |publisher=Routledge |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-415-97123-2 |edition=Second |oclc=71632274}}
  • {{cite book |last=Brindle |first=Reginald Smith |author-link=Reginald Smith Brindle |title=Contemporary Percussion |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1970 |isbn=978-0-19-816247-6 |oclc=22629441}}
  • {{cite book |last=Girsberger|first=Russ |editor-last=Cirone |editor-first=Anthony J. |editor-link=Anthony J. Cirone |title=A Practical Guide to Percussion Terminology |publisher=Meredith Music |year=1998 |isbn=978-1-5746-3059-6 |oclc=40625607}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Holland |first=James |author-link=James Holland (percussionist) |title=Practical Percussion: A Guide to the Instruments and Their Sources |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-4616-7063-6 |oclc=681550519}}
  • {{Cite book|last=Klöwer |first=Töm |title=The Joy of Drumming: Drums & Percussion Instruments From Around the World |publisher=Binkey Kok |year=1997 |isbn=978-9-0745-9731-9 |oclc=38453581}}
  • {{Cite book |last1=Peinkofer |first1=Karl |title=Handbook of Percussion Instruments |last2=Tannigel |first2=Fritz |publisher=Schott Music |year=1976 |translator-last=Stone |translator-first=Kurt and Else |oclc=2215857}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Strain |first=James Allen |title=A Dictionary for the Modern Percussionist and Drummer |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |year=2017 |isbn=978-0-8108-8693-3 |oclc=974035735}}

Subject-specific books

= Acoustics =

  • {{cite book |author=Rossing |first=Thomas D. |title=Science of Percussion Instruments |publisher=World Scientific |year=2000 |isbn=978-9-8102-4158-2 |oclc=45679450}}

= Biographies =

  • {{Cite book |last=Barnhart |first=Stephen L. |title=Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary |publisher=Greenwood Press |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-3132-9627-7 |editor-last=Gillespie |editor-first=John |oclc=42289731}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Larrick |first=Geary |title=Biographical Essays on Twentieth-Century Percussionists |publisher=Edwin Mellen |year=1992 |isbn=978-0-7734-9559-3 |oclc=25915978}}

= Companies =

  • {{Cite book |last=Aldridge |first=John |title=Guide to Vintage Drums |publisher=Centerstream Publishing |year=1994 |isbn=978-0-931-75979-6 |oclc=32097991}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Cangany |first=Harry |title=The Great American Drums and the Companies that Made Them, 1920-1969 |publisher=Modern Drummer Publications |year=1996 |isbn=978-0-7935-6356-2 |editor-last=Horn |editor-first=Rick Van |oclc=37001399}}

= Cymbals =

  • {{cite book |last=Petrella |first=Nick |title=The Ultimate Guide to Cymbals |publisher=Carl Fischer |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-8258-4905-3 |oclc=52365873}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Pinksterboer |first=Hugo |title=The Cymbal Book |publisher=Hal Leonard |year=1993 |isbn=978-1-4768-6639-0 |editor-last=Mattingly |editor-first=Rick |oclc=27930431}}

= Drum set =

  • {{Cite book |last=Brennan |first=Matt |title=Kick It: A Social History of the Drum Kit |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2020 |isbn=978-0-19-068388-7 |oclc=1134148754}}

= History =

  • {{Cite book |last=Blades |first=James |title=Percussion Instruments and Their History |publisher=Kahn & Averill |year=2021 |isbn=978-0-9957-5743-1 |edition=Extended |editor-last1=Glennie |editor-first1=Evelyn |editor-link=Evelyn Glennie |editor-last2=Percy |editor-first2=Neil |oclc=1259692236 |author-link=James Blades}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Montagu |first=Jeremy |title=Timpani and Percussion |year=2002 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-3000-9337-7 |series=Yale Musical Instrument Series |oclc=48930597}}

= Orchestration =

  • {{Cite book |last1=Reed |first1=H. Owen |title=Scoring for Percussion and the Instruments of the Percussion Section |last2=Leach |first2=Joel T. |publisher=Alfred Music |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7390-5279-2 |edition=Revised |oclc=4589 |author-link=H. Owen Reed}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Solomon |first=Samuel Z. |title=How to Write for Percussion: A Comprehensive Guide to Percussion Composition |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-19-992035-8 |edition=Second |oclc=936117814}}

= Repetoire =

  • {{Cite book |last=Siwe |first=Thomas |title=Artful Noise: Percussion Literature in the Twentieth Century |publisher=University of Illinois Press |year=2020 |isbn=978-0-2520-4313-0 | oclc=0252052013}}

= Timpani =

  • {{Cite book |last=Schweizer |first=Steven |title=Timpani Tone and the Interpretation of Baroque and Classical Music |year=2010 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-1997-5041-2 |oclc=656359251}}

Periodicals

= Magazines =

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Modern Drummer

| {{Official website|www.moderndrummer.com}}

| 1977–

| {{ISSN|0194-4533}}

| The magazine is active

DRUMscene

| {{Official website|www.drumscene.com.au}}

| 1995–

| [N/A]

| The magazine is semi-active

DRUM!

| {{Official website|www.drummagazine.com}}

| 1991–2019

| {{ISSN|1097-0614}}

| The magazine has ceased publication; the website is still moderately active

Rhythm

| {{Official website|rhythmdrumnetwork.com}} {{deadlink}}

| 1985–2021

| {{ISSN|0957-6592}}

| The magazine has ceased publication; the website is currently inoperative

{{ill|drums&percussion|de}}

| {{Official website|www.drumsundpercussion.de}} {{deadlink}}

| 1982–2024

| {{ISSN|0176-8832}}

| A German-language magazine that has ceased publication; the website is currently inoperative

= Journals =

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Percussive Notes

| {{Official website|https://pas.org/percussive-notes}}

| 1963–

| {{ISSN|0553-6502}}

| The most popular trade and research journal for professional percussionists

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