“Alborada del gracioso”. Complete edition of the percussion parts. “Alborada del gracioso”, by Maurice Ravel, started as the fourth number in his piano suite “Miroirs”. It was writen between 1904 and 1905 and, at the request of Diáguilev, it was orchestrated in 1918, becoming since then a staple in the symphonic repertoire. It is a… Continue reading “Alborada del Gracioso”. Complete edition of the percussion parts
Category: Bass drum
Articles dealing with the bass drum, repertoire, restauration and everything related to this big boy.
The “mailloche”
The “mailloche” If you have played French repertoire, chances of you having found the indication “mailloche” are very high. Altough the actual tendency is to not use a great variety of sticks on the bass drum, it is good to know what a mailloche is to enrich our tool arsenal, thus our expressive, timbrical and… Continue reading The “mailloche”
The bass drum in “Symphonie Fantastique” (H. Berlioz)
The bass drum in “Symphonie Fantastique” (H. Berlioz) Berlioz´s “Symphonie Fantastique” is always a treat. I have played it on many occasions and on different instruments. Playing it again on the week of June 2-6, together with the Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias, has been a real pleasure. This time I was on… Continue reading The bass drum in “Symphonie Fantastique” (H. Berlioz)