Zivkovic-10 Etudes for Snare Drum

Ten Etudes is a collection of ten etudes for and advanced snare drum student. The etudes are designed to supplement material being presented in a lesson format.

It was the author's intent for each etude to investigate specific challenges without sacrificing musical integrity. Some of the specific challenges to be encountered herein include accents, flams, drags, ruffs, rolls, metronome changes, odd meters and irregular groupings over multiple beats.
-NJZ

Number of Players: 1
Level of Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:

Player I: Snare Drum/li>




Hailed by the critics as one of the most unique and expressive artists in the field today, a composing virtuoso Zivkovic is recognized as one of the worlds top marimba and percussion soloists. He embodies a very rare tradition: the tradition the composer and virtuoso in one person, which was common in the 19th century among famous concert artists. 

Zivkovic completed his master's degrees in composition, music theory and percussion in Mannheim and Stuttgart, Germany. He tours extensively throughout Europe, and performs frequently in the USA, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Latin America, Russia and Scandinavian countries. As a soloist, mostly with his own Marimba concertos, Zivkovic played among other with Stuttgart Philharmonic, Munich Symphonic, Bochum Phiharmonic, Austrian Chamber Symphony, Hannover Radio Symphony, Bielefeld Philharmonic, Belgrade Philharmonic, National Orchestra of Costa Rica, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra (Finland) Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, to name a few.