{"id":2318,"date":"2020-10-02T23:27:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T03:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/?p=2318"},"modified":"2023-01-06T13:41:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T18:41:17","slug":"hitchhiker-etudes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/hitchhiker-etudes\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitchhiker Etudes"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/szsolomon.com\/szswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hitchhiker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2494\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/?attachment_id=2494\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/szsolomon.com\/szswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hitchhiker.jpg?fit=1699%2C2196\" data-orig-size=\"1699,2196\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hitchhiker\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/szsolomon.com\/szswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hitchhiker.jpg?fit=232%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/szsolomon.com\/szswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hitchhiker.jpg?fit=792%2C1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/szsolomon.com\/szswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hitchhiker.jpg?resize=232%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2494 alignleft\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bachovich.com\/music\/1086\" target=\"_blank\">Hitchhiker Etudes<\/a><\/strong> for snare drum<br \/>Published by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bachovich.com\/music\/1086\" target=\"_blank\">Bachovich Music Publications<\/a>, 2020<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bachovich.com\/music\/1086\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purchase<\/a> from Bachovich!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1wOYrAFRT_5d9Eq9-BEJ45wyy_Vn6nDQo\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teaser<\/a>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>View the Reference Recordings videos below!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This book contains\u00a0eighteen snare drum etudes that \u201chitchhike\u201d along with other pieces of music\u00ad. Each etude follows an excerpt of a different orchestral, chamber, solo, or recorded work\u2014beat-by-beat, measure-by-measure\u2014so drummers who come along for the ride can easily steal musical ideas to enhance their snare drum performances.\u00a0I have always drawn from my musical imagination to color and shape my performances. In my mind, Del\u00e9cluse, Peters, and Pratt etudes have imaginary melody, harmony, and full orchestrations. This gives me a vast palette of colors, shapes, and articulations to try to model in my playing. These\u00a0<em>Hitchhiker Etudes<\/em>\u00a0explicitly explore this idea to make it easy for any performer hear more richly and perform more musically.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The first nine etudes are of a level similar to Mitchell Peters\u2019s\u00a0<em>Intermediate Studies for Snare Drum<\/em>\u00a0or Anthony Cirone\u2019s\u00a0<em>Portraits in Rhythm.<\/em>\u00a0The final nine etudes are of a level similar to Jacques Delecluse\u2019s\u00a0<em>Twelve Etudes for Snare Drum<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br \/><strong>How to play a Hitchhiker Etude:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>1. Find a\u00a0<em>good<\/em>\u00a0recording of the source piece\u2014preferably professional performers recorded professionally.<br \/>2. Listen carefully and\u00a0<em>memorize<\/em>\u00a0the excerpt.<br \/>3. Hear the source piece in your head while you play the etude.<br \/>4.\u00a0\u00a0Allow the character and inflections of the source piece to shape your performance.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h4><strong>Reference Videos:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<strong>Etudes 1-6:<\/strong><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1bNmdJd6Xf8yoCsjXb-_xUYU6sMGGsr2u\/preview\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><br \/><br \/><strong>Etudes 7-12:<\/strong><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1EptZcG4_nXLkVZUp9QjfP0PTlsX921vo\/preview\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe> <br \/><br \/><strong>Etudes 13-18:<\/strong><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/18NtIJGXh9dzPFDfuy7Zn0xr4fHE1syPR\/preview\" allow=\"autoplay\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe> \r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h4><strong><br \/>Table of Contents:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<p><strong>1. Mozart\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 41,\u00a0K. 551,\u00a0<em>Jupiter<\/em>, 4th movement<br \/><br \/><strong>2. Bach<\/strong><br \/>Johann Sebastian Bach, Concerto for Violin, Oboe, and Strings in C minor, BWV 1060, 1st movement<br \/><br \/><strong>3. Schumann<\/strong><br \/>Robert Schumann, Symphony No. 3, Op. 97,\u00a0<em>Rhenish<\/em>, 1st movement<br \/><br \/><strong>4. Mendelssohn<\/strong><br \/>Felix Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 3, Op. 56,\u00a0<em>Scottish,<\/em> 4th movement<br \/><br \/><strong>5. Sibelius<\/strong><br \/>Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 2, Op. 43, 1st movement<br \/><br \/><strong>6. Jackson<\/strong><br \/>Michael Jackson, \u201cI Can\u2019t Help It\u201d from\u00a0<em>Off the Wall,<\/em>\u00a0written by Steve Wonder and Susaye Greene,\u00a0produced by Quincy Jones<br \/><br \/><strong>7. Schubert<\/strong><br \/>Franz Schubert, Piano Quintet, D. 667, Op. 114,\u00a0<em>Trout<\/em>,\u00a03rd movement,\u00a0<em>Scherzo<\/em><br \/><br \/><strong>8. Messiaen<\/strong><br \/>Olivier Messiaen,\u00a0<em>Quartet for the End of Time<\/em>,\u00a06th movement, \u201cDanse de la fureur, pour les sept\u00a0trompettes\u201d<br \/><br \/><strong>9. Bart\u00f3k<\/strong><br \/>B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k, String Quartet No. 2, 2nd movement<br \/><br \/><strong>10. Dvor\u00e1k<\/strong><br \/>Anton\u00edn Dvor\u00e1k,\u00a0<em>Scherzo Capriccioso<\/em>, Op. 66<br \/><br \/><strong>11. Prokofiev<\/strong><br \/>Sergei Prokofiev, Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 94,1st movement<br \/><br \/><strong>12. Holiday\/Peterson<\/strong><br \/>Billie Holiday and Oscar Peterson,\u00a0<em>Autumn in New York<\/em>, written by Vernon Duke<br \/><br \/><strong>13. Beethoven<\/strong><br \/>Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 21,\u00a0Op. 53,\u00a0<em>Waldstein,\u00a0<\/em>1st movement<br \/><br \/><strong>14. Brahms<\/strong><br \/>Johannes Brahms, Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34,\u00a01st movement<br \/><br \/><strong>15. Debussy<\/strong><br \/>Claude Debussy, String Quartet, Op. 10, 2nd movement<br \/><br \/><strong>16. The Police<\/strong><br \/>The Police, \u201cDriven to Tears\u201d from\u00a0<em>Zenyatta Mondatta<\/em><br \/><br \/><strong>17. Reich<\/strong><br \/>Steve Reich,\u00a0<em>Tehillim<\/em>, 1st movement<br \/><br \/><strong>18. Ravel<\/strong><br \/>Maurice Ravel,\u00a0<em>Jeux d\u2019Eau<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h4><strong>Reference Videos:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<strong>Etudes 1-6:<\/strong><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1bNmdJd6Xf8yoCsjXb-_xUYU6sMGGsr2u\/preview\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><br \/><br \/><strong>Etudes 7-12:<\/strong><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1EptZcG4_nXLkVZUp9QjfP0PTlsX921vo\/preview\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe> <br \/><br \/><strong>Etudes 13-18:<\/strong><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/18NtIJGXh9dzPFDfuy7Zn0xr4fHE1syPR\/preview\" allow=\"autoplay\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe> <!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:spacer --><hr \/>\r\n<h4><strong><br \/>Table of Contents:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<p><strong>1. Mozart\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 41,\u00a0K. 551,\u00a0<em>Jupiter<\/em>, 4th movement<br \/><br \/><strong>2. Bach<\/strong><br \/>Johann Sebastian Bach, Concerto for Violin, Oboe, and Strings in C minor, BWV 1060, 1st movement<br \/><br \/><strong>3. Schumann<\/strong><br \/>Robert Schumann, Symphony No. 3, Op. 97,\u00a0<em>Rhenish<\/em>, 1st movement<br \/><br \/><strong>4. Mendelssohn<\/strong><br \/>Felix Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 3, Op. 56,\u00a0<em>Scottish,<\/em> 4th movement<br \/><br \/><strong>5. Sibelius<\/strong><br \/>Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 2, Op. 43, 1st movement<br \/><br \/><strong>6. Jackson<\/strong><br \/>Michael Jackson, \u201cI Can\u2019t Help It\u201d from\u00a0<em>Off the Wall,<\/em>\u00a0written by Steve Wonder and Susaye Greene,\u00a0produced by Quincy Jones<br \/><br \/><strong>7. Schubert<\/strong><br \/>Franz Schubert, Piano Quintet, D. 667, Op. 114,\u00a0<em>Trout<\/em>,\u00a03rd movement,\u00a0<em>Scherzo<\/em><br \/><br \/><strong>8. Messiaen<\/strong><br \/>Olivier Messiaen,\u00a0<em>Quartet for the End of Time<\/em>,\u00a06th movement, \u201cDanse de la fureur, pour les sept\u00a0trompettes\u201d<br \/><br \/><strong>9. Bart\u00f3k<\/strong><br \/>B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k, String Quartet No. 2, 2nd movement<br \/><br \/><strong>10. Dvor\u00e1k<\/strong><br \/>Anton\u00edn Dvor\u00e1k,\u00a0<em>Scherzo Capriccioso<\/em>, Op. 66<br \/><br \/><strong>11. Prokofiev<\/strong><br \/>Sergei Prokofiev, Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 94,1st movement<br \/><br \/><strong>12. Holiday\/Peterson<\/strong><br \/>Billie Holiday and Oscar Peterson,\u00a0<em>Autumn in New York<\/em>, written by Vernon Duke<br \/><br \/><strong>13. Beethoven<\/strong><br \/>Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 21,\u00a0Op. 53,\u00a0<em>Waldstein,\u00a0<\/em>1st movement<br \/><br \/><strong>14. Brahms<\/strong><br \/>Johannes Brahms, Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34,\u00a01st movement<br \/><br \/><strong>15. Debussy<\/strong><br \/>Claude Debussy, String Quartet, Op. 10, 2nd movement<br \/><br \/><strong>16. The Police<\/strong><br \/>The Police, \u201cDriven to Tears\u201d from\u00a0<em>Zenyatta Mondatta<\/em><br \/><br \/><strong>17. Reich<\/strong><br \/>Steve Reich,\u00a0<em>Tehillim<\/em>, 1st movement<br \/><br \/><strong>18. Ravel<\/strong><br \/>Maurice Ravel,\u00a0<em>Jeux d\u2019Eau<\/em><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hitchhiker Etudes for snare drumPublished by Bachovich Music Publications, 2020 Purchase from Bachovich! Download the Teaser! View the Reference Recordings videos below! This book contains\u00a0eighteen snare drum etudes that \u201chitchhike\u201d along with other pieces of music\u00ad. Each etude follows an excerpt of a different orchestral, chamber, solo, or recorded work\u2014beat-by-beat, measure-by-measure\u2014so drummers who come along [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5qnlH-Bo","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":601,"url":"http:\/\/szsolomon.com\/masschap-2010-xylophone-collection\/","url_meta":{"origin":2318,"position":0},"title":"The MassChap 2010 Xylophone Collection","author":"Samuel Z Solomon","date":"November 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The MassChap 2010 Xylophone CollectionPublished by\u00a0Bachovich Music Publications,\u00a02008The MassChap 2010 Xylophone Collection\u00a0was compiled in preparation for the Percussive Arts Society MassChap 2010 Day Of Percussion. 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