12-639: Wilcoxon is a surname, and may refer to: Charles Wilcoxon , drum educator Henry Wilcoxon , an actor Frank Wilcoxon , chemist and statistician, inventor of two non-parametric tests for statistical significance : The Wilcoxon signed-rank test (also known as the Wilcoxon T test) The Wilcoxon rank-sum test (also known as the Mann–Whitney U test). See also [ edit ] Wilcox (surname) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
24-672: A bass drum stand that allowed the instrument to be suspended with the use of rubber bands. Abel was born in Hobart, Indiana , in 1928. He studied with Clarence Carlson at the Roy Knapp School and then with Haskell Harr and William Street at the Eastman School of Music from 1947 to 1951, where he earned a performance degree and played part-time with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra . After enlisting and playing in
36-422: A piece of chromed brass. Used because of its overtone -rich sound, the triangle has been manufactured since 1963. Abel also invented the "suspended" bass drum stand in the early 1960s, which he manufactured himself until 2013, when he handed manufacturing to Andrew Reamer, who had previously supplied the drums. The stand allows the bass drum to be suspended on a ring that swivels. The suspended bass drum stand
48-596: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Charles Wilcoxon Charles "Charley" Wilcoxon was an American drum teacher and drum method book writer. He wrote several influential books on rudimental drumming that are still used by drum teachers today. He is a member of the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame. Charles Wilcoxon was born November 26, 1894, in Coshocton, Ohio , or possibly Newark, Ohio. He received his first drum in 1899 at
60-536: The New England Conservatory of Music . Abel was also a teacher at Rutgers University , Rowan University , and Temple University . Abel's predecessor at the Philadelphia Orchestra, James Valerio, had a custom-made triangle which was coveted by his peers. After Valerio loaned it to Abel for two years, Abel devised a way to recreate the sound and created the "Alan Abel triangle ", which uses
72-644: The United States Air Force Band from 1951 to 1953, he performed with the Oklahoma City Symphony from 1953 to 1959. In 1959 he became a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra and remained there until the end of his career in 1997. He was named Associate Principal Percussionist of the orchestra in 1972. In 1998, he was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame. In 2012, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music by
84-413: The surname Wilcoxon . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilcoxon&oldid=1073652732 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
96-629: The 1930s, where he lathed custom drum sticks. His books were originally written by hand as an aid for teaching private students at Wilcoxon's Drum Shop and Studio at the Arcade in Cleveland, and many of the solos were dedicated to specific students. Wilcoxon reportedly wrote all 150 solos for All-American Drummer in just six weeks. In addition to his several snare drum and drum kit publications, he wrote mallet etudes and solos for vibraphone and marimba, though these were never published. He played, including with
108-591: The Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, taught, and authored instructional books until his death in Cleveland in 1978. He is quoted as often saying, "don't copy, be original." Charley was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 1981 in the categories of Author, Education, Radio/TV, Rudimental, and Industry. William J. Schinstine dedicated a solo to Wilcoxon in 1968 called Charlie's Horse. Also in 1968, Philly Joe Jones recorded
120-448: The age of 5 and was taught basic music reading by his mother, a piano teacher. He began performing at the age of 8 in movie theaters around Coshocton. He started teaching at 12 and was touring at 14 with the vaudeville show "Spring Maid". Charles was a member of the touring orchestra for the D.W. Griffith movie “Intolerance.” From 1922 to 1933 he played at The Palace in Cleveland, as the house drummer. He then founded his own music store in
132-612: The first 8 bars of the Wilcoxon solo “Rolling in Rhythm” as a break in the track “Trailways Express” on a solo album. Wilcoxon's students include drum set players like Philly Joe Jones , Joe Morello , Steve Smith (musician) , John Bernard Riley , and Sadiq Abdu Shahid (formerly Archie Taylor Jr.), and orchestral percussionists such as Alan Abel (musician) , Joseph Parlink and Robert Hohner . His books and solos are currently distributed by Ludwig Music Alan Abel (musician) Alan Abel (December 6, 1928 – April 25, 2020)
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#1732855678221144-447: Was an American percussionist , music educator, and inventor of musical instruments. He was the associate principal percussionist of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1959 until his retirement in 1997. He is widely regarded as one of the most important percussion educators of the second half of the twentieth century, having taught at Temple University beginning in 1972. Abel's inventions include several unique and ubiquitous triangles and
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