Par MANTOVANI BRUNO. Contrary to what one might think, it is particularly difficult to write a solo or concertante work for an instrument that a person is very familiar with. Whenever I encounter this situation, I always feel a certain reserve or prudence, or even apprehension about leaning toward facility, in terms of gestures. Lack of objectivity can result in the imagination being more instrumental than purely musical. However, when Benoît Cambreling came to me proposing that I write a concerto for timpani, I did not hesitate for an instant because this instrument possesses extraordinary and often under exploited musical potential. This percussion instrument often provides a type of harmonic and rhythmic base in the orchestra, but can also assume the role of a soloist. I began by writing an etude for solo timpani making use of glissandi, rhythmic inflections, as well as the melodic potential. Once this first step was completed, I began to 'orchestrate' the etude, or rather to extend the instrumental material into the orchestra by creating illusions of resonance, doublings, and echoes. Sometimes, the timpani also become a reservoir of ideas for the orchestra capable of triggering textures (as in instrumental electronic music). Here however, the instrument is above all treated in a melodic manner, reinforced, or not, by orchestral instruments that create a backdrop and the illusion of extension./ Répertoire / Timbales

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Three Dances for Solo Timpani was written in 1998 and dedicated to percussionist Neil Grover. The dances can be performed as individual solo works or together as a suite. Melodic intervals and timbre contrasts provide color for each dance. Subtle ambiguity in rhythm, pulse, and pacing create a challenge for the performer and listener. The composer was influenced by several different styles and periods of music in the writing of Three Dances.

An exciting musically challenging solo for concert contest or recital. This 3-drum work helps to develop musicianship through its use of mixed meters expressive dynamics and tempo changes. Grade 4 performance time: 2:15.

Grades 1 - 5-This is the first of two books covering the timpani grades for the popular London College of Music and Media percussion exams. Two pieces and a study are included for each grade and there are examples of sight-reading tests and sample viva voce questions. The LCM requirements unlike those for other examinations syllabuses replace scales and rudiments with tuning tests and marks are awarded for musicianship as well as for technical ability from the earliest stages.

Expertly written by percussionist Mitchell Peters this Fundamental Method For Timpani teaches the basics of timpani playing in a practical and musical way with numerous sticking tuning and ear-training exercises plus over 60 musical etudes in a variety of styles. Covers general information Basic Technique Etudes for two and Etudes for three and four Timpani.

With few study books exisiting for the Timpani Jacques Delécluse ensures that this gap is filled with his excellent Thirty Studies for Timpani. French percussionist and composer Delécluse studied at the Paris Conservatoire in the mid-1900s winning many prizes. The exercises in the second volume of Thirty Studies for Timpani are built on technical examples and problems. New rhythms are developed to ensure progression to a high level. For all aspiring Timpani players Delécluse's Thirty Studies is essential having been compiled by a master of the instrumenthimself.

Features the complete timpani parts to 18 symphonies by Schubert Mendelssohn Schumann Brahms Dvorak and Tchaikovsky. Includes Schubert's No. 7 in C and 8 in B minor ('Unfinished'); Mendelssohn's No. 3 in A minor 4 in A ('Italian') and 5 in D ('Reformation'); Schumann's No. 2 in C 3 in Eb and 4 in D minor; Brahms' No. 1 in C minor 2 in D 3 in F and 4 in E minor; Dvorak's No. 2 in D minor 4 in G and 5 in E minor ('From the New World'); and Tchaikovsky's No. 4 in F minor 5 in E minor and 6 in B minor ('Symphonie Pathétique').

Samson an oratorio for soloists mixed chorus and orchestra by George Frideric Handel libretto by Newburgh Hamilton after Milton’s Samson Agonistes. Edited by Donald Burrows.Timpani Part.