Saul Goodman (percussionist)
Saul Goodman (July 16, 1907 – January 26, 1996) was the principal timpanist of the New York Philharmonic from 1926 to 1972.[1]
Career[]
Goodman was born in New York, the son of Polish Jewish emigrants, Abraham L. Goodman and Yetta Feigenbaum Goodman. He grew up in Brooklyn, and learned under the instruction of , whom he succeeded as principal timpanist in the New York Philharmonic. Goodman was a member of the faculties at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal and the Juilliard School of Music where he taught many who went on to become timpanists in symphony orchestras around the world.[1][2]
During his career Goodman made innovations in drum and mallet construction, including a tuning system for drums and a line of timpani mallets. He died in Palm Beach, Florida.[1]
Works[]
Method Book[]
- Modern Method for Timpani
- Modern Classic Solos for Snare Drum
- Saul Goodman Memorial Percussion Ensemble Collection
Solo[]
- Introduction and Allegro (Timpani)
- Ballad for the Dance (Timpani & Suspended Cymbal)
Ensemble[]
- Scherzo for Percussion For 3 Players
- Theme and Variations For 4 Players
- Proliferation Suite For 7 Players
Notable students[]
- Elden C. “Buster” Bailey, New York Philharmonic
- Everett "Vic" Firth, Boston Symphony Orchestra
- William Kraft, Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Leon Milo, composer, percussionist. and sound artist
- Ruth Underwood, percussionist Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention from 1967 to 1977
- David Friedman Vibraphonist, Hochschule-Berlin
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Thomas, Richard McG., Jr. (January 30, 1996). "Saul Goodman, 89, a Timpanist Who Made Drums Sing, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ Fairchild, Frederick D. "Hall of Fame: Saul Goodman". pas.org. Percussive Arts Society. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- 1907 births
- 1996 deaths
- Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal faculty
- Jewish American musicians
- Juilliard School faculty
- Musicians from Brooklyn
- People from Yonkers, New York
- Timpanists
- American people of Polish-Jewish descent
- 20th-century American drummers
- American male drummers
- Educators from New York City
- 20th-century American male musicians
- Drummer stubs