Anthony J. Cirone

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Anthony J. Cirone was the percussionist with the San Francisco Symphony under Maestro Josef Krips. He also taught at several universities, was a prolific author of instructional books for precussionists, and composed four sonatas, three symphonies and other works, all including a large role for percussion. He received several awards over his career.

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Cirone grew up in Lyndhurst, New Jersey and attended Lyndhurst High School, where he was encouraged to pursue more advanced music training.^[1]

Performer life[]

Cirone performed under the Musical Directorship of Seiji Ozawa, Edo DeWaart, Herbert Blomstedt, and Michael Tilson Thomas, along with noted guest conductors, such as Leonard Bernstein, Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, Eugene Ormandy, Kurt Mazur, Rafael Kubelik, and James Levine.

Teaching life[]

Cirone was Professor of Music at San Jose State University from 1965 to 2001. Through those year, Cirone conducted the Percussion Ensemble and developed the Manuscript Preparation and Computer Engraving class. Cirone also taught at Stanford University from 1983 to 1992 and was Professor of Music and Chair of the Jacobs School of Music Percussion Department at Indiana University Bloomington from 2001 to 2007.

Clinican[]

1975 – Present:
1985 – Present: Yamaha Corporation of America^[2]
1975 – Present: ^[3]

Awards[]

• 1994 – Lifetime Achievement Award of Excellence: University of Oregon at Eugene
• 1994 – 2008 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Composition Awards
• 1999 – Lifetime Service Award: Northern California Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society^[1]
• 1999 – Special Distinction Award: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Rudolf Nissim Composition Contest for PENTADIC STRIATIONS (original work for full orchestra)
• 2007 – Inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame^[1]

Books on Percussion[]

Portraits Series[]

• Portraits for Drum Set
• Portraits for Multiple Percussion
• Portraits in Melody
• Portraits in Rhythm
• Portraits in Rhythm – Complete Study Guide
• Portraits in Rhythm – Spanish Language Edition (Traducción al Español por Omar Ruiz-Oliver)
• Portraits in Rhythm – With Japanese Subtitles
• Portraits for Timpani

Simple Steps Series[]

• Simple Steps to Keyboard Percussion
• Simple Steps to Percussion Ensemble
• Simple Steps to Snare Drum
• Simple Steps to Timpani

Orchestral Technique[]

• The Orchestral Mallet Player
• The Orchestral Snare Drummer
• The Orchestral Timpanist
• Orchestral Techniques of the Standard Percussion Instruments
• The Art of Bass Drum and Cymbal Playing
• The Art of Percussion Playing
• The Art of Percussion Accessory Playing
• The Great American Symphony Orchestra
• The Logic of it All: Professional Secrets Applying Imagination to Percussion Techniques

Composition[]

Sonata[]

• Sonata No. 1 for Timpani and Piano - Timpani; Piano
• Sonata No. 2 for Trumpet and Percussion - Percussion; Trumpet
• Sonata No. 3 for Clarinet and Percussion - Percussion; Clarinet
• Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Percussion - Percussion; Violin; Piano

Symphony[]

• Symphony No. 1 for Percussion Ensemble - Percussion Ensemble (8)
• Symphony No. 2 for Percussion - Percussion Ensemble (9)
• - Percussion Sextet

External links[]

• Official Website

References[]