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beatsbybeard's review
4.0
Percussion is my bread and butter, and the first time I tried to read this (years ago), it flew way over my head and I had to stop. This time around was a little easier-going. Schick is writing specifically about music for the contemporary solo percussionist, which is a very particular realm to settle oneself in. He's commissioned hundreds of these types of works and is arguably the world's foremost solo percussionist, so he's certainly writing from the heart. That being said, it might induce headaches in the casual reader. As intellectual and complex as this music is, Schick reveals a deep emotional connection to why he plays it and why it matters for him as a performer, which makes it much more relatable to the layperson.
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