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Composer

Mitchell Peters

American musician

1935–2017

27 works in the index

Born
1935
Died
2017
Birthplace
Red Wing
Place of death
Encinitas
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Mitchell Thomas Peters (August 17, 1935 – October 28, 2017) was a principal timpanist and percussionist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. He composed well-known pieces for the marimba such as "Yellow After the Rain" and "Sea Refractions"; it is said that these works were composed because Peters felt that there was a lack of musically interesting material that would introduce his students to four-mallet marimba techniques.

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Life and musical career

Occupations
percussionist; musicologist; timpanist; composer
Education
Red Wing High School
Instruments played
timpani
VIAF ID
35985180
ISNI
0000000116200523
GND ID
1089792190
MusicBrainz ID
30f86050-8009-4505-8163-d81d79e56d83

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
percussion
Works with composition dates
0 of 27

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Technique and Reading — —— percussion— 8
Reading Studies and Technical Exercises — —— percussion— 7
Beginning Technique Exercises — —— percussion— 7
Reading — —— percussion— 6
Studies — —— percussion— 6
Preface and Acknowledgments — —— percussion— 5
Part I: Two-Mallet Technique — —— percussion— 4
The Basic Two-Mallet Grip — —— percussion— 4
Playing Position — —— percussion— 4
Part II: Four-Mallet Technique — —— percussion— 4
Single Independent Strokes — —— percussion— 4
Mallet-Played Keyboard Percussion Instruments — —— percussion— 2
Selection of Mallets — —— percussion— 3
Traditional Cross-Grip — —— percussion— 3
Identification of Mallets — —— percussion— 3
Single Alternating Strokes — —— percussion— 3
About the Author — —— percussion— 2
The Bars — —— percussion— 2
Basic Technique Patterns — —— percussion— 2
Sticking — —— percussion— 2
The Roll — —— percussion— 2
Four-Mallet Grips — —— percussion— 1
Burton Grip — —— percussion— 2
Notation — —— percussion— 1
The Stroke — —— percussion— 1
Musser-Stevens Grip — —— percussion— 1
Double Vertical Strokes — —— percussion— 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 35985180.