Iannis Xenakis developed the sixxen for his piece Pléïades scored for six players of these instruments. (-5[1])Colin Currie (10[1])is the dedicatee (10[1])of a concerto (10[2])by Jennifer Higdon for (10[1])these (-5[1])instruments. The (10[1])Vic Firth Company (10[2])specializes in manufacturing (10[1]-5[1])equipment (10[3])used for (10[1])playing (10[2])these (10[2])instruments. (10[6])Edgard Varèse’s (-5[1])Ionisation is (-5[1])for (-5[1])thirteen of these instruments. (10[2])Players often use a “trap table” to organize “auxiliary” (-5[1])examples of these (10[1])instruments. Players typically use either a “traditional” or “matched” grip to play (10[1])these (10[1])instruments. (10[4])The non-profit (10[1]-5[2])PAS published (10[1])a (10[1])set of “international (10[2]-5[1])rudiments” like the flam and paradiddle (10[2]-5[2])for (10[1])these instruments, (10[4])whose players are usually (10[1])situated (10[2])at the (10[1])back of the orchestra. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, name this (10[1])instrument family that (-5[1])includes (10[1]-5[1])the (10[1])marimba (10[2])and the snare drum. (10[5])■END■ (10[6])