{{Short description|American musician}} {{Infobox writer | birth_date = 1911 | birth_place = Holyoke, Massachusetts | death_date = 1969, age 58 | occupation = Author, percussionist, teacher | nationality = American | genre = Percussion instruction | period = 1934-1969 | awards = Percussive Arts Society Hall Of Fame }}
'''Morris Goldenberg''' (July 28, 1911 – 1969) was an American percussionist, music teacher, and method book author. He wrote several books on orchestral snare drumming, mallet percussion, and timpani. He is a member of the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame.
==Career== Goldenberg was born July 28, 1911, in Holyoke, Massachusetts.<ref name="pas">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pas.org/about/hall-of-fame/morris-goldenberg|title=Morris Goldenberg|website=www.pas.org}}</ref> He studied music at the Juilliard School in New York (then called the Institute of Musical Art), graduating in 1932.
His career as a percussionist began with the Chautauqua Symphony from 1934 to 1937. He also played with the Russian Opera Company in 1936 and the Russian Ballet in 1937.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} Goldenberg became a member of the Metropolitan Opera's WOR Orchestra in 1938<ref name="pas"/> and played in that ensemble until 1952.
Goldenberg was a faculty member at the Juilliard School from 1941 to 1969.<ref name="pas"/> He also taught at the Manhattan School of Music from 1959 to 1969.<ref name="moderndrummer.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/november-1983-alan-schwartzberg/|title = Alan Schwartzberg}}</ref> During his time as a teacher he wrote and published several instructional books. The first, in 1950, was ''Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone'', which is often referred to as simply "the Goldenberg book".<ref>Goldenberg, Morris. Pref. by Anthony Cirone.''Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone''. Alfred, 1950.</ref> In 1955, he produced a companion volume, ''Modern School for Snare Drum with a Guide Book for the Artist Percussionist.''<ref>Goldenberg, Morris.''Modern School for Snare Drum with a Guide Book for the Artist Percussionist.'' Alfred, 1955.</ref> He later wrote several books for timpani including ''Standard Concertos for Timpani: From the Piano and Violin Solo Repertory,''<ref>Goldenberg, Morris. ''Standard Concertos for Timpani: From the Piano and Violin Solo Repertory.'' Chappell, 1969.</ref> ''Classic Symphonies for Timpani'',<ref>Goldenberg, Morris.''Classic Symphonies for Timpani.'' Alfred, 1981.</ref> ''Classic Overtures for Timpani,''<ref>Goldenberg, Morris.''Classic Overtures for Timpani.'' Hal Leonard, 1981.</ref> and ''Romantic Symphonies for Timpani''.<ref>Goldenberg, Morris. ''Romantic Symphonies for Timpani.'' Hal Leonard, 1981.</ref> He wrote several solo works for snare drum between 1964 and 1966 that were later compiled into the book ''12 Progressive Solos for Snare Drum''.<ref>Goldenberg, Morris. ''12 Progressive Solos for Snare Drum.'' Chappell/Hal Leonard, 1981.</ref> In 1967 he published his ''Concerto in A Minor'' for marimba and xylophone.<ref>Goldenberg, Morris. ''Concerto in A Minor''. Chappell, 1967.</ref> He also wrote other works for solo snare drum and multiple percussion setups.
Goldenberg performed for television (including NBC), film, and radio, and in the recording studio in addition to his live orchestral performances. He died in 1969 and was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 1974.
Goldenberg's students include former Chicago Symphony principal timpanist Gordon B. Peters,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stokowski.org/Chicago_Symphony_Musicians_List.htm|title = Chicago Symphony Orchestra Musicians List}}</ref> New York Philharmonic percussionist Morris "Arnie" Lang,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/august-september-1980-morris-lang-n-y-philharmonic-veteran/|title = Morris Lang: N.Y. Philharmonic Veteran}}</ref> drummer Allan Schwartzberg,<ref name="moderndrummer.com"/> jazz drummer Marty Morrell,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/may-1982-marty-morrell-beyond-the-glory/|title=Marty Morrell: Beyond the Glory}}</ref> drummer and author Lew Malin,<ref>Burns, Roy et al.''Developing Finger Control''. Alfred Music.</ref> jazz drummer and teacher Joseph D. Sefcik,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.notsomoderndrummer.com/not-so-modern-drummer/tag/goldenberg|title = Goldenberg}}</ref> fusion drummer Billy Cobham,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/august-september-1979-billy-cobham/|title = Billy Cobham}}</ref> prominent drum book author Garwood Whaley,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meredithmusic.com/garwood-whaley|title = GIA Publications - Meredith Music}}</ref> Warren Benbow, studio-orchestral-world percussionist and Juilliard School faculty from 1991 to 2014, Gordon Gottlieb, and Philadelphia Orchestra principal percussionist Michael Lloyd "Mickey" Bookspan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pas.org/about/hall-of-fame/michael-bookspan|title = Michael Bookspan}}</ref>
==Publications== * ''Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone'' * ''Modern School for Snare Drum with a Guide Book for the Artist Percussionist'' * ''Standard Concertos for Timpani: From the Piano and Violin Solo Repertory'' * ''Classic Symphonies for Timpani'' * ''Romantic Symphonies for Timpani'' * ''Classic Overtures for Timpani'' * ''12 Progressive Solos for Snare Drum'' * ''Concerto in A Minor'' * ''A Little Suite for Snare Drum'' * ''Lucy's Riff'' * ''Sticks and Skins'' * ''Studies in Solo Percussion'' * ''Marching Drum Sticks''
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