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Percussion History
...of the Paleolithic Era (c. 198,000 B.C. – 10,000 B.C.) would begin looking for objects that resonated. Having this goal in mind, man began to discover id ...mes prominent, music is used more for recreation in some cultures and less for serious events. We then move into the transition period of the Bronze Age,

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Krupa, Gene
...great high, wide bass drum, with a brass cymbal on it, a wood block and a snare drum." ...y and the Benson Orchestra among other commercial bands. A popular hangout for musicians was "The Three Deuces." All of the guys playing in mickey mouse b

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Cooperman Drumsticks


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Kanonade
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) Player I - IV: [[gong drum]]s(4), [[snare drum]]s(4) 

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Becker, Bob
...ment of an extensive and eclectic repertoire of chamber and concerto works for percussion. ...d as timpanist with the Kirov Ballet and the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. For several years he toured as drummer and percussionist with the Paul Winter C

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Rothman, Joel
...r graduating from university, he taught in the New York City school system for many years. During that time Joel was a free-lance drummer playing with var ...ish and promote his books, which form a unique system for learning to play drums.

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Black Swamp Percussion


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The Song of Queztecoatl
'''Difficulty''': 4 (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) Player III: [[snare drum]], [[guiro]], [[glass wind chime]]s, [[triangle]], [[gong]], [[tam-tam

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Musica Terrae
Drums: 2 [[Snare Drums]] & [[Congas]] & [[Bongos]] & 2 [[Bass Drum]]s ...) & [[Wood Blocks]] & 8 sets of [[Claves]] & [[Temple Blocks]] & 3 [[Ocean Drums]] & 6 [[Triangle]]s]] & 2 [[Trines]] & 2 [[Anvils]] & 2 [[Thundersheets]] &

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Simple Steps to Percussion Ensemble
Ensemble No.7: Drums Quintet Ensemble No.8: Drums Quintet 

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Volume Pig
...I: Tom-tom, [[bass drum]], [[suspended cymbal]], [[brake drums]](2), [[log drums]](3), toy pistol, [[splash cymbal]], whistle ...: Tom-tom, bass drum, suspended cymbal, [[metal plate]], brake drums(2), [[snare drum]], toy pistol, [[shaker]], whistle, [[tam tam]] 

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Dowd, Charles
...st Saul Goodman at The Juilliard School, where Dowd pursued residency work for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in percussion performance. Dowd holds a m ...lhaud]], [[27'10.554]]" for a Percussionist by [[John Cage]], [[Moonsticks for Solo Marimba]] by [[Meyer Kupferman]], and many other works. Tim Page of Th

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Echoes beyond the Forever
...suspended cymbals]](2), [[timpani]](2), [[marimba]], [[triangle]], [[brake drums]](5) Player II: Snare drum, tom-toms(2), triangles(2), suspended cymbal, brake drums(3), [[marimba]] 

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Riedhammer, Arnold
...Trossingen (instrument: solo percussion). 1981: National Sponsorship Award for percussion – the first time ever a percussionist received this award. ...ed by the Bavaria Broadcasting Co. He also wrote several percussion pieces for ZIMMERMANN/Frankfurt and STUDIO 4 MUSIC/Los Angeles, Mostly Marimba and Ken

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Colgrass, Michael
...ussion sections for Gunther Schuller’s recordings and concerts, as well as for premieres of new works by John Cage, Elliott Carter, Edgard Varese, and man ...ghton Festival in England, The Fromm and Ford Foundations, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and numerous other orchestras, chamber groups, choral

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Transitions
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) ...blocks]](4), [[sandpaper blocks]], [[wood wind chimes]], [[xylophone]], [[snare drum]], [[tom-toms]](3), [[timpano]] 

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Percussion Symphony(Symphony No 5)
...]] & 4 [[Timbales]] & 2 [[Bass Drum]]s & 4 [[Tom-tom]]s & 2 [[Bongos]] & [[Snare Drum]] ...commission for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra featuring Synergy. Although a quartet concerto in intent, the finished work sits more comfortably as an extension

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Floyd, Chad
...ents from the surrounding area. In addition, Chad also serves as President for the Kentucky Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society and as a member of the ...ed as drummer for the award winning band, Stoik Oak, and served as drummer for the Grammy-nominated members of Sojourn Fare. He has also performed with th

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Rogers, Richard E.
...and also enjoyed playing in a volleyball league. Richard had been working for the Stewart Shop in Minetto.<ref>http://www.murphyandsonsfuneralhome.com/ob <!--== Books for Percussion ==

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Paliev, Dobri
...in musical performances from an early age, playing the accordion, trumpet, drums, conducted the student’s orchestra, at his high school organized a jazz b ...cclaim around the world and inspiring the creation of many a concert works for percussion by composers like Vasil Kazandjiev, Lazar Nikolov, Ivan Spasov,

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Rhythmology for Snare Drum
* Written for Middle School Students ===Snare Drum Solos===

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Haas, Lance
...ol was dedicated to Lance and is now known as the Lance G. Haas Auditorium for the Performing Arts. == Works for Percussion ==

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A Flute in the Kingdom of Drums and Bells
...o and Medium); Dixie set-up ([[Temple Blocks]], 3 [[Woodblock]]s, Wooden [[Snare drum]] (muffled), [[tom-tom]], optional [[Bass Drum]] with pedal) A Flute in the Kingdom of Drums and Bells is based on the universal life cycle that Joseph Campbell identif

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Percussion Quartet - (Brady)
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) vibraphones(2), marimbas(2), timpani(2), crotales(2), snare drums(4), tenor drums(12), roto-toms(2), suspended cymbals(8), claves(4), triangles(2), tam tams(

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Wanamaker, Jay
...history/jay-wanamaker</ref> where he worked as an Executive Vice President for Merchandise. He then spent 2 years with Fender and 6 months with Amati befo <!--== Books for Percussion ==

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Boxall, Jane
...ontemporary Music Ensemble. In 2012, Jane premiered Garry Jones’s Concerto for Park Bench and Orchestra with the Event In A Tent Festival Orchestra – � Jane is deeply committed to the development of art music for percussion, and continues to seek and create innovative and adventurous pro

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Percussion Quartet No. 2 (Hollinden)
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) Player I: large tom, [[snare drum]], [[cowbell]], 2 [[auto springs]], 2 [[triangles]], [[slit drum]], 3

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Uneven Souls (Sta vidis II), op. 22
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) Player I: 2 [[Wood Drums]], 2 [[Toms]], [[Snare Drum]], [[Tam-Tam]], [[Bamboo Chimes]], [[Logdrum]], [[Vibraslap]], [[Cymba

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Moore, Joe W.
...er of the Omojo Percussion Duo, 2x2 Percussion, the Black sheep Percussion Quartet, and Dead Resonance. His recent performances have included the Sugarmill Mu Dr. Moore's sponsors include Pearl Drums/Adams Musical Instruments, REMO Drumheads, SABIAN Cymbals, Black Swamp Perc

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The Doomsday Machine
'''Difficulty''': Grade V (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) Player 1: 4 [[Brake Drums]] & 4 [[Tin Cans]] & 4 [[Cowbells]] & [[Ice Bell]] & [[Hi-Hat]] & [[Opera G

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Opbergen, v. A.
== Works for Percussion == [[Champion Drums]] - [[Snare Drum]]s (2) 

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Eight Pieces for Four Timpani
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) (Six of the Eight Pieces for Four Timpani - Saeta (4'31"), Perpetual Motion (1'49"), Recitative (3'17"),

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The Whole Toy Laid Down
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) Player I: [[vibraphone]], [[piccolo snare drum]], [[splash cymbal]], [[ride cymbal]], [[triangle]] 

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Paderissimo
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) Player I: [[Vibraphone]], [[snare drum]], [[bongos]] 

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Groningen, Dirkjan van
You may know him from his arrangements and compositions for (marching) band and percussion ensemble, which are widely used in Europe. I As an educator he’s teaching drums and percussion at Quintus center for art education. As a drummer and percussionist he’s active in various band

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Toccata für Schlagzeugquartet
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) Player I: [[Snare drum]], [[bongos]], [[temple blocks]](5), [[gong]], [[triangle]] 

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Franke, Jörg
...tc. and according to their own concept playing techniques on djembe, frame drums based on African, Arab and South American traditions.<ref>https://www.musik <!--== Books for Percussion ==

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Quartets & Sextets
Combinations of 2 [[Snare Drums]], 4 [[Tom Toms]], 5 Drums, 2 [[Timpani]] and [[Bass Drum]] == Works for Percussion by this Composer ==

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Concerto for Four Percussion Soloists & Orchestra
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) Player I: [[Timpani]], [[wood drums]](5), [[tambourine]] 

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Night Waves
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) ...arimba]](4 oct.), [[Mark tree]], [[rainstick]], [[sizzle cymbal]], [[snare drums]](3), [[suspended cymbals]](6), [[tambourine]], [[tam tams]](2), [[temple b

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Battlestations II
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) Player I: [[Prayer stones]], [[maracas]], [[snare drum]], [[tom-tom]], [[bass drum]], [[xylophone]] 

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Goodman, Saul
...innovations in drum and mallet construction, including a tuning system for drums and a line of timpani mallets. <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Goodm == Books for Percussion ==

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Sonntag, Wolfgang
...fter his school-days he spent four years playing [[clarinet]] and big-band drums with the military band "Marinemusikkorps Nordsee". He took the state-certif <!--== Books for Percussion ==

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Flotsam & Jetsam
...ans or [[bell plates]]. However, traditional percussion instruments like [[Snare Drum]], [[Tom-tom]]s, [[Woodblock]] or [[Cowbells]] may be used. Whether yo Player 2: [[Snare Drum]] 

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Christian, Bobby
...some time in Hollywood playing in a studio band at Warner Bros, as well as for MGM, Universal and Republic Studios. An important break came when he played ...arge number of percussion instruments at one time - something he was known for. Percussionist Duanne Thamm described Bobby's one-man-band act as follows:

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Coutanson, Guy
...volved in the sessions of the Diploma of Management of State Wind Ensemble for the Burgundy, Poitou-Charentes and Nord-Pas de Calais. Through its work and == Works for Percussion ==

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Rosauro, Ney
...f the world’s most acclaimed percussionists today and a pioneer in writing for concert percussion ...sts such as Evelyn Glennie and the London Symphony Orchestra. His Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra has been performed by over 2,500 different orchestras

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MacDonald, Payton
...music has been performed by the L.A. Philharmonic, Alarm Will Sound, JACK Quartet, and many other ensembles and soloists. Payton studied music formally at th <!--== Books for Percussion ==

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Levitan, Daniel
Daniel Levitan is the composer of numerous works for percussion ensemble that are regularly performed at colleges and universiti ...iano technician in New York City, and writes and lectures on tuning topics for the Piano Technicians Guild.<ref>http://www.c-alanpublications.com/composer

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Three Dance Sketches for Percussion
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