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.
[citation needed] Goldenberg became a member of the Metropolitan Opera's WOR Orchestra in 1938[1] and played in that ensemble until 1952.
"[3] In 1955, he produced a companion volume Modern School for Snare Drum with a Guide Book for the Artist Percussionist.
Goldenberg's students include former Chicago Symphony principal timpanist Gordon B. Peters,[11] New York Philharmonic percussionist Morris "Arnie" Lang,[12] drummer Allan Schwartzberg,[2] jazz drummer Marty Morrell,[13] drummer and author Lew Malin,[14] jazz drummer and teacher Joseph D. Sefcik,[15] fusion drummer Billy Cobham,[16] prominent drum book author Garwood Whaley,[17] Warren Benbow, studio-orchestral-world percussionist and Juilliard School faculty 1991–2014, Gordon Gottlieb, and Philadelphia Orchestra principal percussionist Michael Lloyd "Mickey" Bookspan.