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 and timbrical… Continue reading The “mailloche”
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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)