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Vintage Gardner 1928 Snare Drum Book IV Post-Graduate Harr Harris 1949
Offeredis a fascinating five-book vintage percussion and snare-druminstruction collection, preserved together from the personallibrary of a professional orchestral timpanist who was amember of the North Carolina Symphony and the Halifax Symphony.
This is an especially interesting group for collectors of vintagedrum methods, percussion history, orchestral percussion, snare-druminstruction, music education, and early American percussionliterature.
The collection spans approximately four decades, from the 1928Carl E. Gardner Post-Graduate snare-drum studies through the1949 Ernest E. Harris solo-drumming album and thelater 1968 Haskell W. Harr Drum Method editions.
THE FIVE BOOKS INCLUDED1. Carl E. Gardner — Progressive Studies forthe Snare Drum, Book IV — Post-Graduate
Copyright/date: 1928
Published by Carl Fischer, Inc., New York.
This is the oldest and most historically significant volume in thegroup. It is Book IV — Post-Graduate, the advancedvolume in Gardner\'s Progressive Studies series.
The book includes advanced snare-drum exercises and studies and isa particularly interesting survivor from the early 20th-centurydevelopment of formal American percussion instruction.
The 1928 date is taken from the book itself, appearing in Romannumerals at the conclusion of the introduction.
Condition note: The original cover is detachedfrom the book. The cover is included. Please see photographscarefully. Interior pages are present and show the expectedage-related toning and wear.
2. Haskell W. Harr — Drum Method, Book One —Red/White/Black Cover
For Band and Orchestra.
Published by M. M. Cole Publishing Co., Chicago.
Latest copyright: 1968
This is the familiar red, white and black edition of Harr\'slong-running instructional method for percussion students.
The book covers fundamentals of drumming, rudiments, rolls,exercises, musical notation and practical playing technique.
3. Haskell W. Harr — Drum Method, Book One —Red/White/Black Cover
A second copy of the same Haskell W. Harr Drum Method,Book One edition.
Latest copyright: 1968
The inclusion of two copies is particularly appropriate in thecontext of this collection, as they appear to have been retained aspart of a working percussionist\'s instructional library.
4. Haskell W. Harr — Drum Method, Book One —Yellow/White Cover
For Band and Orchestra.
Latest copyright: 1968
This is the alternate yellow/white cover design.
Condition note: The original cover is detachedfrom the book. The cover is included. Please see photographs forcondition.
5. Ernest E. Harris — The Solo Drum
The Drum — An Album of Original Music for the Snare Drum
By Ernest E. Harris
Published by G. Schirmer & Co., New York
1949
The book presents original snare-drum compositions and includessolos, duets, trios, quartets, novelties with piano accompaniment,colorful parade cadences and other material intended for studentdrummers.
The foreword is dated New York City, 1949,providing a particularly useful period reference within the bookitself.
A WONDERFUL PERCUSSION-HISTORY CONNECTION
What makes this group more interesting than an ordinary assortmentof used music books is its provenance.
These books came from the personal collection of a professionalorchestral timpanist who was a member of the North Carolina Symphonyand the Halifax Symphony.
They therefore represent more than simply vintage instructionalpublications: together they form a glimpse into the working and studymaterials associated with a professional percussionist.
The collection includes material ranging from an advanced 1928Post-Graduate snare-drum study through mid-century solorepertoire and later 1960s instructional material.
The same family provenance is also associated with the vintageDrum-O-Wheel percussion item being offered separately.
Please note that the provenance is presented as family history;the books are not being represented as having been used for anyparticular performance, concert or tenure unless condition: Good / vintage used condition withsignificant condition issues noted below.
These are genuine vintage music-instruction books and have beenhandled and used as working/study materials.
Important condition disclosures:
Carl E. Gardner Book IV: original cover detached.
Haskell W. Harr yellow/white Book One: original cover detached.
The detached covers are included with their respective books.
Vintage paper shows age-related and edges show handling wear, rubbing, creasing and/or edge wear consistent with age.
Pages may show minor bends, handling marks or other signs of use.
Please examine all photographs carefully.
No claim is being made that these are pristine or investment-grade copies.
The books are being offered primarily for their historical, instructional and collectible percussion interest.
Please review the photographs as an important part of thedescription.
WHY THIS COLLECTION IS DESIRABLE
1928 Carl E. Gardner — early American snare-drum instruction
Book IV — Post-Graduate — advanced-level Gardner material
1949 Ernest E. Harris — mid-century original snare-drum repertoire
Three Haskell W. Harr Book One copies
Harr editions carry the 1968 latest copyright
Professional orchestral timpanist provenance
North Carolina Symphony connection
Halifax Symphony connection
Same family provenance as the vintage Drum-O-Wheel percussion item
Interesting cross-section of American percussion pedagogy from the 1920s through the 1960s
Attractive group lot for a percussion teacher, drummer, orchestra musician, music historian or collector of vintage instructional material
ITEM SPECIFICS
Brand: Carl Fischer / M. M. Cole / G.Schirmer
Artist/Author: Carl E. Gardner;Haskell W. Harr; Ernest E. Harris
Subject:Music Instruction / Percussion
Instrument: Drum/ Snare Drum / Percussion
Type: InstructionBook / Method Book / Music Book
Format:Paperback / Staple-Bound Vintage Music Books
Language:English
Country of Origin: United States
Era:1920s–1960s
Vintage: Yes
Genre:Music / Percussion / Classical / Educational
Topic:Drumming / Snare Drum / Percussion
Collection:Five-Book Vintage Percussion Collection
PublicationYears: 1928, 1949, 1968
Experience Level:Beginner through Post-Graduate / Advanced
Number ofBooks: 5
Features: Vintage,Historical, Educational, Professional Vintage originalpublications; not modern individual book dimensions are in the neighborhood of9\" × 12\", with slight variation by title.
Because these are vintage paper publications, please allow forminor dimensional variation.
Combined shipping weight: approximately 4 lbpacked.
SHIPPING
USPS Media Mail or FEDEX, you choose
Books will be carefully protected and packed together to preventadditional bending or cover damage during show the actual books being offered.
Please study the photographs carefully condition
Title pages
Copyright/date information
Interior pages
Table of contents
Vintage paper toning
Binding/staple condition
Edge and corner details
The photographs are part of the description.
COLLECTOR\'S NOTE
This is an unusually appealing group for someone interested in thehistory of American percussion instruction.
Rather than five unrelated modern teaching books, this collectionpreserves examples from 1928, 1949 and 1968,including an advanced Post-Graduate Gardner volume and a mid-centurycollection of original snare-drum compositions.
The professional orchestral provenance adds another layer ofinterest and makes this a particularly appropriate collection for apercussionist, orchestra musician, music educator or collector ofhistorical drum literature.
A great opportunity to acquire an authentic vintagepercussion study library with meaningful professional-musicianprovenance.
