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== General Info ==
 
== General Info ==
 
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'''Year of Published''': 1976 <br /-->
'''Year''': 1976 <br /-->
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'''Publisher''': [[Windsor Music Publications]]<br /-->
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'''Difficulty''':  Advanced<br /-->
 
'''Duration''':  c. <br /-->
 
'''Duration''':  c. <br /-->
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'''Cost''': $19.95<br /-->
'''Publisher''': [[Windsor]]<br /-->
 
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00  &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
 
  
 
==Movements==
 
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== Program Notes ==
 
== Program Notes ==
dedication: to my good friend and colleague Joseph Porcaro and to my other former students who have inspired me to write this book
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This book has been written for the serious college student who intends to make music their career and as a refresher course in rhythmic calculation and analysis for the professional. These etudes are practical, and many are quite difficult. Although some of the problems may not seem practical, I can assure you that you will encounter them all in your professional career. Any musician should be able to play 4:5 comfortably as well as calculate and perform other rhythmic and polyrhythmic complexities. This book is dedicated to my good friend and colleague Joseph Porcaro and to my other former students who have inspired me to write this book
  
  
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==Recent Performances==
 
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Revision as of 00:26, 24 December 2025

Alexander Lepak

General Info

Year of Published: 1976
Publisher: Windsor Music Publications
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: c.
Cost: $19.95

Movements

Instrumentation

Snare Drum


Program Notes

This book has been written for the serious college student who intends to make music their career and as a refresher course in rhythmic calculation and analysis for the professional. These etudes are practical, and many are quite difficult. Although some of the problems may not seem practical, I can assure you that you will encounter them all in your professional career. Any musician should be able to play 4:5 comfortably as well as calculate and perform other rhythmic and polyrhythmic complexities. This book is dedicated to my good friend and colleague Joseph Porcaro and to my other former students who have inspired me to write this book


Errata

Awards

Commercial Discography

Recent Performances

Etude 1


Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo

50 Contemporary Snare Drum Etudes - Snare Drum
50 Master Etudes for Timpani - Timpani
Clasically Snared - Snare Drum
Concerto for Mallet Instruments (Orchestra Version) - Mallets; Orchestra
Suite for Solo Vibraphone - Vibraphone
Thirty-Two Solos for Timpani - Timpani

Ensemble

Concerto for Mallet Instruments (Percussion Ensemble Version)
Crescendo (Lepak) - Percussion Ensemble (11)
Duo for Timpani - Percussion Duo
Quintet for Percussion - Percussion Quartet; Piano
Twenty-six Contemporary Snare Drum Duets - Percussion Duo

With Other Instruments

5/4 Joe - Percussion Sextet; Double Bass
D. J. - Percussion Quintet; Double Bass
Easy Does It - Percussion Quintet; Double Bass
Loopy - Percussion Quintet; Double Bass


Additional Resources



References