“Scheherezade”, roll or articulate? Despite being one of the milestones in the symphonic repertoire, “Scheherezade” features, believe or not, many mistakes and misprints. Belaieff (I have already mentioned him in previous articles) published the score and parts in 1899 in Leipzig. Since then, we have played using the exact same edition: 135 years perpetuating the… Continue reading “Scheherezade”, roll or articulate?
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Various stickings for “Scheherezade”.
Various stickings for “Scheherezade” Sometime ago I showed you a one-handed way to play the third movement of “Scheherezade”. That article was “Snare drum technique. One-handed Scheherezade”. © Grover Pro Percussion After recording that video I tried a few stickings to play that excerpt. You can see the result here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lryhSytw26g These are the different… Continue reading Various stickings for “Scheherezade”.
Snare drum technique. One-handed “Scheherezade”
Snare drum technique. One-handed “Scheherezade” Some weeks ago I saw an interesting video by Tony Ames (principal percussion with the National Symphony Orchestra) on which he can be seen playing the famous snare drum excerpt from the third movement of “Scheherezade” (N. Rimsky-korsakov) using just one hand. You know that I always try anything that leads… Continue reading Snare drum technique. One-handed “Scheherezade”