Anthony J. Cirone is a percussionist who was with the

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and Professor of Music at

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from 1965 to 2001. Cirone also taught at

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from 1983 to 1992 and was Professor of Music and Chair of the Jacobs School of Music Percussion Department at

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from 2001 to 2007. He was inducted into the

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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. Born in

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and attended

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, where he was encouraged to pursue more advanced music training. Cirone composed the ''Portraits'' series for percussion, including ''Portraits in Rhythm'', a collection of fifty

snare drum The snare (or side drum) is a percussion instrument that produces a sharp staccato sound when the head is struck with a drum stick, due to the use of a series of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin. Snare drums are often used ...

etudes that are among the most popular for the instrument.

References

External links

Official website

Biography
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