NYSD: Orchestral Suite for Solo Snare Drum

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Composer Name

Anthony Cirone

General Info

Year: 2001
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Movements

I. Allegro Maestoso
II. Adagio Sentito
III. Scherzo Tocatta
IV. Allegro Grandioso

Instrumentation

Snare Drum

Program Notes

Tony Cirone has dedicated his new contest solo for solo snare drum to Charles Dowd. This exciting and interesting piece incorporates many odd time signatures, musical phrasing, and original ideas that Tony thought of while visiting New York City.

NYSD was commissioned by Charles Dowd. His request was for a snare drum work for recitals that went beyond the normal one-page etudes that are now used for recital performances. Many students were combining various etudes from Portraits in Rhythm for this purpose, so the idea of a 4-movement work was excellent.

The inspiration came from the standard 4 movement symphonic form – a fast 1st movement, a slow 2nd movement, a lively scherzo for the 3rd movement and a climatic 4th movement to end the work. The 1st movement of the suite is an etude that is similar to those found in Portraits in Rhythm. It opens with a grand introduction of the theme which is developed throughout the movement. The 2nd movement is played with snares off and contains thematic material borrowed from Gustav Mahler. The 3rd movement explores the timbre of the snare drum and uses both the normal, center and edge areas of the head with snares off, as well as playing on the rim to create sound patterns not normally found in classical snare drum solos. The 4th movement is the most challenging and again is written in the spirit of etudes found in Portraits in Rhythm. NYSD was written while spending a summer in Greenwich Village in New York City, thus the title NYSD (New York Snare Drum).

Recent Performances

premiere: 7 April 2001, Eugene, Oregon, Northwest Percussion Festival, composer as soloist

June 5, 2009 - Nicholas Newhouse, Master Recital, Emporia State University

May 13, 2011 - Elizabeth Kosko, Senior Recital, Emporia State University
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Works for Percussion by this Composer

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