The Rite of Spring: A Percussionist's Guide

From the timpanists first triplet to the last sforzando G-sharp Stravinskys The Rite of Spring is a percussionists dream. Dueling timpani parts scraped tam-tam antique cymbals and unique bass drum rhythms distinguish the score that changed classical music and percussion writing forever. In this definitive guide percussionist/timpanist Chris DeChiara-who has performed the piece numerous times under renowned conductors such as James Conlon and Christoph Eschenbach-explores the history nuances and discrepancies in scores and parts of the composition to enrich the perspective of percussionists navigating their own audition or performance.With a guide to instruments detailed interpretations of each passage and visual examples The Rite of Spring A Percussionists Guide will educate and inspire percussionists and conductors tackling this thrilling piece.