Anthony J. Cirone

Anthony J. Cirone was the percussionist with the San Francisco Symphony under Maestro Josef Krips. He also taught at several universities, was a prolific author of instructional books for precussionists, and composed four sonatas, three symphonies and other works, all including a large role for percussion. He received several awards over his career.

Anthony Cirone
Birth nameAnthony J. Cirone
Born(1941-11-08)November 8, 1941
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Percussionist & Composer & Author & Educator
InstrumentsTimpani, percussion
Years active1965–Present

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.[1]

Performer life

Cirone performed under the Musical Directorship of Seiji Ozawa, Edo DeWaart, Herbert Blomstedt, and Michael Tilson Thomas, along with noted guest conductors, such as Leonard Bernstein, Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, Eugene Ormandy, Kurt Mazur, Rafael Kubelik, and James Levine.

Teaching life

Cirone was Professor of Music at San Jose State University from 1965 to 2001. Through those year, Cirone conducted the Percussion Ensemble and developed the Manuscript Preparation and Computer Engraving class. 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.

Clinican

1975 – Present: Avedis Zildjian Cymbal Co.
1985 – Present: Yamaha Corporation of America[2]
1975 – Present: Remo Drum Company[3]

Awards

Books on Percussion

Portraits Series
  • Portraits for Drum Set
  • Portraits for Multiple Percussion
  • Portraits in Melody
  • Portraits in Rhythm
  • Portraits in Rhythm – Complete Study Guide
  • Portraits in Rhythm – Spanish Language Edition (Traducción al Español por Omar Ruiz-Oliver)
  • Portraits in Rhythm – With Japanese Subtitles
  • Portraits for Timpani

Simple Steps Series
  • Simple Steps to Keyboard Percussion
  • Simple Steps to Percussion Ensemble
  • Simple Steps to Snare Drum
  • Simple Steps to Timpani

Orchestral Technique
  • The Orchestral Mallet Player
  • The Orchestral Snare Drummer
  • The Orchestral Timpanist
  • Orchestral Techniques of the Standard Percussion Instruments
  • The Art of Bass Drum and Cymbal Playing
  • The Art of Percussion Playing
  • The Art of Percussion Accessory Playing
  • The Great American Symphony Orchestra
  • The Logic of it All: Professional Secrets Applying Imagination to Percussion Techniques

Composition

Sonata
  • Sonata No. 1 for Timpani and Piano - Timpani; Piano
  • Sonata No. 2 for Trumpet and Percussion - Percussion; Trumpet
  • Sonata No. 3 for Clarinet and Percussion - Percussion; Clarinet
  • Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Percussion - Percussion; Violin; Piano

Symphony
  • Symphony No. 1 for Percussion Ensemble - Percussion Ensemble (8)
  • Symphony No. 2 for Percussion - Percussion Ensemble (9)
  • Symphony No. 3 (Sacred) - Percussion Sextet

References
  1. Weiss, Lauren Vogel. Anthony J. Cirone, Percussive Arts Society. Accessed November 7, 2021. "A self-proclaimed 'Jersey boy,' Anthony J. 'Tony' Cirone was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on November 8, 1941.... When the family moved to Lyndhurst, he took lessons at the Gilio School of Music in nearby Rutherford from Jimmy Jerome, a local drumset player who taught Tony to read music and play the snare drum as well as drumset. 'During my third year at Lyndhurst High School, we got a new, young band director named William Gee,' recalls Cirone."
  2. "Anthony Cirone | Yamaha Artists".
  3. "Anthony Cirone".
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