Solobuch für Pauken, 2

Siegfried Fink

General Info

Year: 1989
Duration:
Difficulty: Advanced
Publisher: Benj-Simr
ISMN:979-0-2211-0818-0
Cost: $14.90

Contents

1. Rondino
2. Tarantella
3. Sonatine
4. Episode
5. Varius
6. Cadenza
7. Ludi a timpano
8. Divertimento

Instrumentation

Timpani

Program Notes

Review

Volume II of Solobook for Timpani contains eight solos from two to seven minutes in length. The Rondino calls for three drums, the Divertimento requires seven, and the remaining compositions need four pedal timpani. In the preface to the Solobook, it is stated that these works focus on "... problems of difficult rhythmic and metric groupings, crossing of mallets and'paradiddles', staccato and legato playing, a'fluid'change of pitch and playing melodic passages, ascending and descending glissandi, correct choice of mallets and'sticking', with problems of stroke movement in the high and low register and a smooth shift from one to the other..." From this introduction, one might assume that the pieces contained in Solobook, Volume II are of a highly technical nature. They are. There's enough fast sixteenth note passages and thirty-second note flourishes around the drums, to keep even the most frantic performer happy. Technical challenges abound, but not at the total expense of musical interest, clear phrases, and coherent musical structures. Phrase structures are often so clear (four- or eight-bar units) that they sometimes become predictable. Of particular interest is "Ludi a timpano". The longest solo in the collection, "Lud? contains four short movements. These include a twovoice movement with an ostinatolike passage on the lowest drum, a 'Dance* with a theme that shifts between the meters of 6/8 and 3/4, and a rousing Rondo allegro finale. It is also the only composition in the set that makes use of playing at the normal position and in the center of the head. In addition, this is the only work that contains free-form cadenzas-two of them. The "Sonatine" is another extended composition comprised of four short movements. The second, (Largo) contains an extended recitative that provides ample room for expressive subtleties. The notation of Solobook is quite "cleae. All tuning changes are clearly marked, and dynamics, slurs, articulations, and rolls are all notated with a degree of consistency and clarity that shows the composers intentions. While these solos don't have the compositional strength of Carter's landmark contributions, they do contain enough musical substance to make them a worthwhile addition to the literature. If you're looking for materials to "challenge the chops", pick up a copy of Solobook, Volume II. - Norman Weinberg, February 1993

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Vibraphone

4 Encores Papillon Nr. 1-4
Improvisation und Umkehrung
Vibrafon-Suite

Marima

Batu Ferringhi
Etudes de Lux
Seven Pieces for Marimba

Timpani Solo

Allegretto (Fink)
Allegro Vivace (Fink)
Cadenza - Timpani (Fink)
Divertimento (Fink)
Episode (Fink)
Impression (Fink)
Intern. Soli: Pauken
la valse des timbales - Timpani
Ludi a Timpano - Timpani
Marsch
Pauken-Suite
Recitativ (Fink)
Rockin' Timpani
Rondino - Timpani (Fink)
Rondo (Fink)
Scherzo (Fink)
Sonatine - Timpani (Fink)
Varius
Vibracussion II

Snare Drum Solo

Cadenza - Snare Drum (Fink)
Courante (Fink)
Ecossaise
Friska
Gaillarde (Fink)
Gigue (Fink)
Jongo
Marcia
Pa Lux
Rondino - Snare Drum (Fink)
Salut de Geneve

Multiple Percussion Solo

Alternation: Scenes and Variations
Conga Negro (Solo) - Multiple Percussion - Hand Drum
Conversations for Tape and Percussion - Multiple Percussion; With Tape
Darabukka Suite - Multiple Percussion - Hand Drum
Etudes in Jazz for Percussion Solo
Horeb
Jasmin I/II (Two Chinese Impressions)
Percussio Antiqua
Salut de Serdika
Salut de Sofia
Rondell 1

Drum Set

Beat the Beat
Cymbalism
Dance (Fink)
Drum-Set-Suite
Foote Steps
Frame Work
Jobe's Tune
Junior's Beat
Junior's Speed
Junior's Time
Machine-Drums
Statement

Concerto Works

Concertino für Vibrafon und Klavier - Vibraphone; Piano
Concertino für Vibrafon und Streichorchester - Vibraphone; Orchestra
Konzert für Percussion und Streichorchester - Multiple Percussion; Strings

With Other Instruments

Ti...im Wechsel des Entfaltens und Verschließenstle - Multiple Percussion; Organ
Dialoge für Gitarre und Percussionsklange - Multiple Percussion; Guitar; (Graphic Notation)
Duo Concertante (Fink) - Vibraphone; Guitar
Game for Two - Multiple Percussion; Accordion
Impression Nr.1 für Flote und Vibrafon - Vibraphone; Flute
Motion-Pictures - Multiple Percussion; With Tape
Motion-Pictures I & II - Percussion Duo; With Tape
Percussion Improvisation - Multiple Percussion; With Tape
Reflektionen - Multiple Percussion; Guitar; Accordion
Rotation (Fink) - Multiple Percussion; Clarinet
Serenade In Percussione - Percussion Trio; Clarinet; Bass
Spiegelungen à 2 - Multiple Percussion; Flute
Tangents für Orgel und Percussion - Multiple Percussion; Organ

Signature - Drumset
silent...vibration - Multiple Percussion
Sixteen (XVI) Etudes - Multiple Percussion

Sonate für Kleine Trommel - Snare Drum

Sonatine - Snare Drum (Fink) - Snare Drum
Spanish Dance (Fink) - Marimba Quartet

Sudden Change - Multiple Percussion
Tangents (Fink) - Percussion Quartet; With Tape

Tarantella (Fink) - Timpani
Test (Fink) - Multiple Percussion
Toccatina - Timpani
Toccatina für Triangle - Triangle
Tom's Dilemma - Drumset
Triplet (Fink) - Snare Drum
Trommel-Suite - Snare Drum
Two On One - Percussion Duo
Variations (Fink) - Drumset

Vier Skizzen - Multiple Percussion

Percussion Ensemble

Até-Logo - Percussion Quartet
Bagatelle (Fink) - Percussion Duo; Piano (2)
Cariblue, Merengue - Percussion Duo
Concerto (Fink) - Marimba Quartet
Conga Brazil - Percussion Octet
Conga Negro - Percussion Duo
Dello-Bar - Percussion Octet
Dialog für Xylofon, Bass-Klarinette und Schlagzeug - Percussion Duo; Clarinet
Divertimento für Vibrafon und Marimba - Percussion Duo - Vibraphone/Marimba
Drei (3) Episoden - Percussion Duo - Vibraphone/Marimba
Duo für Vibrafon und Marimba - Percussion Duo - Vibraphone/Marimba
Duo für Drum-set - Percussion Duo; Drumsets
Erinnerung an Zirkus Renz - Percussion Quartet
Fuge (Fink) - Percussion Trio
Images para percusion - Percussion Quartet; Voice
Images para percusion (Flute) - Percussion Quartet; Flute
Interactions - Percussion Quartet - Variable Instrumentation
Jeux pour quatre - Percussion Quartet
Kanonade - Percussion Quartet
Kreuzpunkte - Percussion Trio
Marcha del Tambor - Percussion Sextet
Marche Funèbre - Percussion Septet
Marimbula - Percussion Duo - Vibraphone/Marimba
Menora - Percussion Sextet
Metallophonie - Percussion Quartet
Mini Musik - Percussion Duo
Naphegy Trio - Percussion Trio
Ostinati Machina - Percussion Sextet
Paderissimo - Percussion Quartet
Percussion Improvisation (Duo) - Percussion Duo
Percussion Movie - Multiple Percussion; Percussion Quartet
Pictures for Percussion - Percussion Quartet
Plaisanterie - Percussion Sextet
Ritmo - Percussion Septet
Shadows - Percussion Duo - Vibraphone/Marimba
Timing for Percussion - Percussion Quartet
Toccatina pour six percussionistes - Percussion Sextet
Top-Kapi - Percussion Quartet
Triga Percutens - Percussion Trio
Trio Oriente - Percussion Trio
Trio Ostinato - Percussion Duo; Clarinet
Trommel - Duo - Percussion Duo - Snare Drum
Trommel - Duo: Variationen uber den Bulgarischen Ratzenizza - Percussion Duo - Snare Drum
Trommeltanz für 4 Tomtoms, Kontrabass, 3 Posaunen - Percussion Quartet; Chamber Ensemble
Vibracussion - Vibraphone; Percussion Ensemble; Piano
Vier deutsche Tanze - Percussion Sextet
Zulu Welcome - Percussion Sextet
Zwolf Leichte Studien - Percussion Quartet
Stress - Percussion Trio