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1. Exercises, Etudes and Solos for the Timpani
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Exercises, Etudes and Solos for the Timpani2. Timpani -- The Solo Collection: Graded Works for 2, 3, and 4 Drums
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Written to include common challenges often encountered by today's timpanist. Meter changes, tuning changes and dynamic contrasts are carefully introduced throughout the collection. Includes individually graded works for two, three and four drums. A fourth section features five longer, challenging solos.3. O4402 - The Solo Timpanist
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26 Etudes for TimpaniDescription
"For many years I have felt that there was no available material that was musically or technically challenging to the advanced, semi-professional, or professional timpanist. As a student, for example, I perfected my roll, the staccato and legato stroke, worked on phrasing, and strove to develop a beautiful sound. Yet, there were no studies beyond a certain stage of advancement to channel these techniques so as to develop them further. With due respect to all the fine books available today, I felt the need to write something to fill this gap. The demands made by the classical and the modern composer on the solo timpanist today require the greatest technical and musical finesse. As it is extremely difficult to obtain many of these parts, it is almost impossible to prepare oneself to play them with ease and conviction. All of the etudes in this book pose problems related to some of the most difficult works in the clasical and modern repertoire. For example: complicated changing meters, technique on one to six timpani, piano-staccato problems in the low register, forte-piano rolls with crescendo, glissandi up as well as down, cross sticking, tuning, melodic passages, double stops, odd rhythmic groupings, correct sticking, difficult solfege problems, and (very important) suggestion fo what type stick to use to bring out the best sound and clarity from the instrument. The solo timpanist has been called the assistant conductor---the backbone of the orchestra. A fine player is well deserving of such a title. He has within his reach the dynamic power to lift the orchestra to dramatic heights, assist in retaining its rhythmic compactness, and lend many beautiful sonorities to the over-all sound of the orchestra. A symphony orchestra is like a magnificent pyramid, each instrument a block, each choir a tier. The solo timpanist must certainly be one of the solid cornerstones in such a beautiful piece of architecture." [from foreword]4. DRM101 - Solo Impressions for Timpani and Piano - Book & CD
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Firth, Vic. Solo Impressions, For Timpani and Piano--With CD. Vic Firth's three solo impressions (for 2, 3, and 4 timpani) are cornerstones of the timpani repertoire. Republished in one volume, with a CD containing audio performance and MIDI version.5. Command Performances for Percussion: Competition Solos for Snare Drum, Marimba and Timpani (Percussion Solo Series)
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Contributors: By Anthony J. Cirone.Series: Percussion Solo.
SeriesLevel: Intermediate Plus.
Instrument: Snare Drum.
Format: Book.
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This collection is the perfect sourcebook for material that meets or exceeds recital and performance requirements. Written by Tony Cirone, the leading educational percussion writer and editor in the field today. These are exciting and challenging contemporary percussion solos for today's student.6. Alfred Fundamental Solos for Timpani
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These 15 expertly written, intermediate-level solos were written as a companion to Fundamental Method for Timpani, but can act as supplementary material to the simultaneous study of any method book. Each solo is suitable for contests or juries and features a challenging variety of musical styles and contexts.7. Dynamic Solos for Timpani
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Dynamic Solos for Timpani offers an appealing array of performance pieces designed to foster a musical approach to timpani playing. Students are exposed to the use of dynamics in a gradual, coherent fashion, making it easy to understand their use as one of the essential vehicles for expression in music. Ideal for solo and ensemble, as well as concert use, these catchy, highly entertaining works are written in a style that is sure to captivate students and appeal to audiences everywhere.8. Six Concert Pieces for Solo Timpani
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Six Concert Pieces For Solo TimpaniSix exciting works by Nexus percussionist Bill Cahn for unaccompanied timpani for the advanced performer
These pieces include a variety of styles influenced by music from Western Classical and Romantic periods, North Indian tabla drumming and West African rhythms
Each piece may be played alone or in any combination
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(Meredith Music Percussion). Six exciting works by Nexus percussionist Bill Cahn for unaccompanied timpani for the advanced performer. These pieces include a variety of styles influenced by music from Western Classical and Romantic periods, North Indian tabla drumming and West African rhythms. Each piece may be played alone or in any combination. Click here for a YouTube video on Six Concert Pieces for Solo Timpani9. Modulations: Part(s) (Percussion Timpani Solo Series)
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Written for four timpani, this composition confronts the advanced performer with various musical challenges such as dynamics, sticking, tuning, mallet, tempo, time signature, and musical style changes. A beautifully composed piece for the aspiring timpanist. Performance time is approximately 6 minutes and 30 seconds.10. Contest & Recital Solos for Timpani: 11 Intermediate-Level Solos for the Developing Timpanist (Alfred's Percussion Performance)
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This series of instructional studies is designed to help develop exceptional technique for timpani. The solos have been created to demonstrate and inspire the full and remarkable breadth of musicality that an accomplished timpanist needs to include in his/her repertoire of skills and expression in playing. The solos can also be used as supplemental material to the simultaneous study of any method book."This collection of 11 intermediate level solos for timpani will help students become experienced musicians by exposing them to many different technical and musical aspects of playing timpani."
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"This is an excellent collection of timpani solos that will guide student timpanists to a more mature musical control of the timpani."
-James Lambert, The Instrumentalist
