Anthony J. Cirone

Anthony Cirone
Birth nameAnthony J. Cirone
Born(1941-11-08)November 8, 1941
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
  • Musician
  • author
Instruments
  • Timpani
  • percussion
Years active1965–present
EducationJuilliard School

Anthony J. Cirone is a percussionist who was with the San Francisco Symphony and Professor of Music at San Jose State University from 1965 to 2001.[1] 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. He was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 2007 and is part of Modern Drummer's Honor Roll, having been voted the Best Classical Percussionist over five years in a row.[2][3]

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.[4]

Cirone composed the Portraits series for percussion, including Portraits in Rhythm, a collection of fifty snare drum etudes that are among the most popular for the instrument.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Scheinin, Richard (November 27, 2011). "Percussionist's Take On Symphony Life". Contra Costa Times.
  2. ^ Barnhart, Stephen L. (2000). Gillespie, John (ed.). Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-3132-9627-7. OCLC 42289731.
  3. ^ "MD's '92 Readers Poll Results". Modern Drummer. Vol. 16, no. 7. July 1992. p. 34.
  4. ^ Mattingly, Rick (December 1983). "Anthony J. Cirone — Organic Balance". Modern Drummer. Vol. 7, no. 12. pp. 18–23.
  5. ^ Zubraski, Dave (November 2006). "Must-have Drum Books". The Music Trades. 154 (10): 94.
  6. ^ "25 Timeless Drum Books". Modern Drummer. Vol. 35, no. 12. December 2011. p. 54.
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