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Anthony J. Cirone
Email: ajcirone@aol.com
Anthony J. Cirone received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from The Juilliard School, studying with the famous solo timpanist of the New York Philharmonic, Saul Goodman. Upon graduation in 1965, he was offered the position of Percussionist with the San Francisco Symphony under Maestro Josef Krips and an Assistant Professorship of Music at San José State University. During his 36-year tenure with the Symphony, Mr. Cirone has also performed under the Musical Directorship of Seiji Ozawa, Edo DeWaart, Herbert Blomstedt, and Michael Tilson Thomas and noted guest conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, Eugene Ormandy, Kurt Mazur, Rafael Kubelik, and James Levine.
Mr. Cirone has also held the position of Professor of Music at San José State University and Chairman of the Percussion Department from 1965 to 2001. He conducted the Percussion Ensemble, taught Fundamental
Literature and Techniques, Percussion Pedagogy, and Notation\Computer Music Typography classes. Mr. Cirone has also been on the faculties of San Francisco State University and Stanford University. He was also a Professor of Music and Chairman of the Percussion Department in the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. His students have gone on to hold positions in major orchestras and universities throughout the world.
Anthony Cirone, a prolific composer, has over 100 published titles, including textbooks, a music dictionary, a comprehensive text on symphony orchestras, symphonies for percussion, sonatas, a string quartet, and works for orchestra and concert band. He was the Percussion Consultant/Editor for Warner Bros. Publishing Co., and the author of Portraits in Rhythm (a collection of 50 studies for snare drum). His Portraits in Rhythm (50 Studies for Snare Drum) is recognized worldwide as a standard text for training percussionists. Mr. Cirone is also featured in a video, entitled, "Concert Percussion - A Performer's Guide", distributed by Warner Bros. Publishing Company. Cirone is presently Executive Editor Percussion Publications with Meredith Music Publications. He is the designer of two pairs of Signature Snare Drum Sticks for the Avedis Zildjian Cymbal Company. He won the Modern Drummer Magazine Reader's Poll for five consecutive years for Classical Percussionist and was subsequently elected to their Hall of Fame. Mr. Cirone is a clinician for The Yamaha Corporation, the Avedis Zildjian Cymbal Company and the Remo Drum Company. He received a Special Distinction Award in 1999 from the ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Composition Contest for his work for full orchestra, entitled: PENTADIC STRIATIONS.
Mr. Cirone was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame on November 2, 2007.
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Education: The Juilliard School - B.S. Degree 1964, M.S. Degree 1965
Professional Activities:
Professor of Music and Chairman of the Percussion Department Jacobs
School of Music, Indiana University 2001 - 2006
Percussionist - San Francisco Symphony, 1965 - 2001
Professor of Music - San Jose State University 1965 - 2001
Lecturer - Stanford University 1983 - 1992
Assistant Professor - San Francisco State University, 1967-1968
Percussion Consultant/Editor - Warner Bros. Publications Inc.,
1980 - 2006
Executive Editor Percussion Publications - Meredith Music
Publications, 2006 - present
Clinician - Avedis Zildjian Cymbal Co., 1975 - present
Clinician - Yamaha Corporation of America, 1985 - present
Clinician - Remo Drum Company, 1975 - Present
Awards:
Winner: The Modern Drummer Magazine Reader's Poll for Classical
Percussionist - Five Consecutive Years - Elected into the Modern
Drummer Magazine's Hall of Fame
Lifetime Achievement Award of Excellence: University of Oregon, Eugene
ASCAP Composition Awards: 1994 - 2008
Lifetime Service Award: Northern California Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society, 1999
Special Distinction Award: ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Composition Contest for PENTADIC STRIATIONS (an original work for full orchestra) - 1999
Educational Products:
Educational Video: Concert Percussion - A Performers Guide produced by
Masterplan Video.
Tony Cirone Signature Snare Drum Sticks - Malletech Corporation
Community Service:
Board of Directors - The Percussive Arts Society
Chairman - San Francisco Symphony Player's Committee 1989-1990 and
1995-1996
Member: Retirement and Tour Committees
Volunteer for local elementary schools
Chairman - Percussive Arts Society Symphonic Committee 2004 - 2007
Published Compositions:
Books:
Portraits in Rhythm
50 Studies for Snare Drum
Portraits in Rhythm - Study Guide
A detailed analysis of the Etudes in Portraits in Rhythm
Portraits in Melody
50 Studies for Keyboard Percussion
Portraits for Timpani
50 Studies for Timpani
Portraits for Multiple Percussion
50 Studies for Multiple Percussion
Portraits for Drum Set
12 Classic etudes from the original Portraits in Rhythm
arranged for Drum Set
The Orchestral Snare Drummer
A Non-Rudimental Approach to Snare Drum
The Orchestral Mallet Player
Techniques and Etudes for Keyboard Percussion
The Orchestral Timpanist
Techniques and Etudes for Timpani
Orchestral Techniques of the Standard Percussion Instruments
Techniques for Bass Drum, Cymbals, Tambourine and Triangle
Simple Steps to Snare Drum
A Beginning Snare Drum Method
Simple Steps to Keyboard Percussion
A Beginning Keyboard Percussion Method
Simple Steps to Timpani
A Beginning Timpani Method
Simple Steps to Percussion Ensemble
Elementary pieces for Percussion
The Logic of It All - 1977
Professional Secrets Applying Imagination to Percussion
Techniques
The Logic of it All - 2nd Edition - 2008
Master Technique Builders for Snare Drum
Daily Practice Routines used by Professionals
Master Technique Builders for Marimba and Vibraphone
Two and Four-Mallet Exercises by Leading Concert Artists
4-Mallet Marimba Solos for the Beginner
Easy to Intermediate 4-Mallet Solos
The Art of Bass Drum and Cymbal Playing - Cirone/Whaley
Playing Techniques and Exercises
The Art of Percussion Accessory Instruments Cirone/Whaley
Playing Techniques and Exercises
Command Performances for Snare Drum, Marimba, and Timpani
Graded solos for Music Recitals and State Contests
Symphonic Repertoire for Snare Drum
Complete Analysis of the Major Snare Drum Repertoire
Symphonic Repertoire for Cymbals
Complete Analysis of the Major Cymbal Repertoire
Cirone's Pocket Dictionary of Foreign Musical Terms
In Italian, French and German
On Musical Interpretation in Percussion Performance
A Study of Notation and Musicianship
Behind the Scenes of the Great American Symphony Orchestra
Sonatas:
Sonata #1 for Timpani and Piano
Sonata #2 for Trumpet and Percussion
Sonata #3 for Clarinet and Percussion
Sonata #4 for Violin, Piano and Percussion
Music by the Masters Series:
Marimba Duets - Volume I, II, III
Transcribed from famous violin duets of Mazas and Pleyel
The Sonata: Music for Marimba and Piano - Volume IV
A Collection of well-known Violin Sonatas
Marimba Solos Unaccompanied Volume - V
From the Music of J.S. Bach
4-Mallet Marimba Studies from Guitar Music of Fernando Sor-Volume VI
Easy 4-Mallet Studies
4-Mallet Marimba Etudes from Guitar Studies of Fernando Sor-Volume VII
A Collection of Etudes for Recitals and Concerts
The Concerto: Music for Marimba and Piano - Volume VIII
A Collection of well-known violin concertos.
Solos:
NYSD - Orchestral Suite for Snare Drum
A four movement solo for Snare Drum
Percussion Ensembles:
Simple Steps to Percussion Ensemble
Boom-Whap
Drums Galore
Finale
Fugue
Gliding Along
A Little Song
March Right In
Nervous Notes
Processional
Assimilation
Take Three
Overture in Percussion
Japanese Impressions
Percussionality
4/4 For Four
Triptych
Symphony #1 for Percussion
Symphony #2 for Percussion
Symphony #3 for Percussion (Sacred)
Dichotomy
A Sacred Mass for Chorus and Percussion
5 Items for Soprano and Percussion
5 Items for Solo Marimba and Percussion
Cairo Suite - Concerto for Doumbec, Tambourine and Finger Cymbals
Double Fanfare - Lou Harrison/Cirone
Samba Classico
Three Phases for Marimba Quartet
Pentadic Striations for Multi-Percussion Quartet
Rhapsody for Percussion Orchestra
Tonus Interruptus -for Percussion Trio
Tonus Interruptus II for Nine Percussionists
Rondo - For 10 Percussionists
Rhapsody D'Amore for Ten Pecussionists
Rock-a-Billie-Samba with an Afro Groove...UH!
Transcriptions:
Bachianas Brasilerias No. 4 by Heitor Villa Lobos - Prelude and Danza
for Keyboard Percussion Orchestra
Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber for Keyboard Percussion Orchestra
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 - 2nd Movement for Keyboard Percussion
Orchestra
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 - 3rd Movement for Keyboard Percussion
Orchestra
Tchaikowsky Symphony No. 4 - 3rd Movement for Keyboard Percussion
Orchestra
Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 by Gustav Mahler for Keyboard Percussion
Orchestra
Nimrod from Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations for Keyboard Percussion
Orchestra
Earth, Wind, and Fire for Nine Percussionists from String Trio No. 1
by Paul Yeon Lee
Orchestral Compositions:
Double Concerto for Two Percussion and Orchestra
Double Concerto for Two Percussion and Wind Ensemble
5 Items for Soprano and Orchestra
5 Items for Marimba and Orchestra
Three Phases for String Quartet
A Sacred Mass for Chorus and Orchestra
Pentadic Striations for Orchestra
Rhapsody for Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion
Concertino for Timpani with Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion
Edited Books:
4 - Mallet Democracy - Jack Van Geem
50 Contemporary Studies for Snare Drum - Fred Albright
Modern Classic Solos for Snare Drum - Saul Goodman
Modern Method for Timpani - Saul Goodman
Modern School for Xylophone - Morris Goldenberg
Snare Drum Method - Benjamin Podemski
Symphonic Repertoire for Timpani, Beethoven - Gerry Carlyss
Symphonic Repertoire for Timpani, Brahms & Tchaikowsky - Gerry Carlyss
Symphonic Repertoire for Timpani, Robert Schumann - Gerry Carlyss
Symphonic Repertoire for Keyboard Percussion Instruments-Jack van Geem
Symphonic Repertoire for Percussion Accessories - Tim Genis
Meredith Music Master Class Series:
Timpani Master Class on Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 by Roland Kohloff -
Anthony J; Cirone - Editor
Percussion Master Class on Elliott Carter: Eight pieces for Four
Timpani - Morris Lang; Igor Stravinsky: A Soldier's Tale - Anthony J.
Cirone; Darius; Milhaud: Concerto for Percussion and Small Orchestra -
Charles Dowd
Symphonic Repertoire for Timpani - The Nine Beethoven Symphonies -
Gerald Carlyss - Anthony J. Cirone - Editor
