Symphonic Studies for Timpani

Nick Woud

General Info

Year: 1999
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: De Haske Publications
Cost: Book Cost - $22.00   |   Supplemental Books - $0.00

Overview

The studies in this book are based on symphonic repertoire, and composed for training and guiding the serious timpani student. The studies may be used as practice or performance material, and every study contains rhythmic and musical material focused on today's timpanist. The development of technique and flexibility combined with the tradition of playing and awareness of musical style and color have been integrated in every study.

Chapters

Chapter I:
Chapter II:
Chapter III:
Chapter IV:
Study No.5: Two small drums. calfheads and wooden baroque mallets. More often nowadays, the timpanist needs to change his style of playing to the demands of the 'old music' scene. At the time, the sound of the drums was smaller and shorter, but sonority has always been a part of the drum sound. Emphasize the first part of the bar and exaggerate the phrasing. The color of the orchestra changes fundamentally with this sound and way of playing.
Chapter VI:
Chapter 15:
Chapter 16:
Chapter 17:
Chapter 18:
Chapter 19:
Study No.20: Timpani are not really instruments for light music, because they are not very flexible and the sound is a bit too heavy and unclear. But now and then a little swing is possible in a limited way and this study is one of my attempts in this direction. When you have to play a lot of accents, please don't disregard the other notes,. Keep your ears open and play the other notes as clearly as possible. To get the syncopation in your system, first make yourself sing the sixteenth notes continuously, like a Hi-Hat. As soon as you know how to do it, you can leave that behind.
Chapter 21:
Study No.22: A trumpet signal. A quiet melody from the English Horn. Play the fanfare heroically and the melody dolce. Use the tension of your thumb and fingers accordingly. Use a little tension to play clearly and precisely, but don't use any for the dolce.

Works for Percussion by this Author

Woud, Nick. Musical Studies for Pedal Timpani. Amsterdam: Pustjen Percussion Publications, 1983.
Woud, Nick. Symphonic Studies for Timpani. Amsterdam: Pustjen Percussion Publications, 1999.
Woud, Nick. The Timpani Challenge: 30 Performance Studies. Amsterdam: Pustjen Percussion Publications, 2006.