Timpani Solo Sheet Music
Walker-Tragedy of a Young Soldier-5T/gong
The Tragedy of a Young Soldier is Chris Walker's first work for solo timpani. This programmatic piece tells the story of a young colonial period man who is called to war an...
Berry-Mehteran-4T
Mehteran by Mark Berry for solo timpani. This piece draws influence from both the music of the Janissaries and their life experience in a historical context. The ominous sound...
Guinivan-Episodes-4T
Eric Guinivan's Episodes for Solo Timpani starts softly then proceeds to rock! Scored for four timpani, this work requires numerous pitch changes - a challenging piece...
Freytag-Ostinata-4T
Ostinata by Edward Freytag for solo timpani. This rudimentally based work for four drums uses very distinguishable melodies over rhythmic ostinati. A great musical statement f...
Peters-Rondino-4T
Rondino is a etude that is packed with technical concepts. The work is based in two parts. The first part utilizes many rhythmic patterns that will make your students focus on...
Rieppi-12 Modern Timpani Solos-4T
These timpani solos offer musical and technical challenges that can greatly enhance the performer's artistic interpretation, and are intended for advanced musicians. The ob...
Cahn-Six Concert Pieces for Solo Timpani-3-6T
Six Concert Pieces for Solo Timpani by Bill Cahn presents exciting works for unaccompanied timpani for the advanced performer. These pieces include a variety of styles ...
Thomas, A.-Fiero(Proud) - A Groove for Timpani-Cro/4T
Grade 5 solo piece for timpani Instrumentation: 4 Timpani Crotales (C.F)
Cohen-Orange Alert-5T
Challenging solo for five drums. Inspired by the recent events of 9/11 in New York City, Orange Alert was conceived as a tour-de-force for an advanced timpanist. It moves betw...
Campbell-Blue Hammers-4T
Blue Hammers by James Campbell is a medium-difficulty timpani solo. Careful timing and accentuations play a dominant role in this piece as well as a few interesting te...
Jones, D.-Agitato-6T/Rototoms
Number of Players:1 Difficulty: Grade 5 Instrumentation: 6 TImpani 9 Tenor Timpani\Roto-Toms Piece is compsed for 6 timpani and 9 tenor timpani. Roto-Toms ...
Igelsrud-Three Moments in Time-5T
Three Moments in Time by Douglas Igelsrud is a three movement suite for solo timpani. The three movements in this piece are I. Soundings II. Toward Stillness. III. A Coming...
Zambito-Mainland Express-4T
Mainland Express will require great dynamic control for a maximum effect. Zambito utilizes multiple mallet selections to add texture and variety. Tuning changes are not...
Ukena-No. II Funk-4T
Number II Funk by Todd Ukena can also be played as a duet with the drumset solo, "Funk No. 2", also available from Steve Weiss Music. Number of players: 1 Difficult...
Leonard-Collage-4T
Collage demonstrates, again, my view of writing for solo timpani: music in a quasi melodic fashion utilizing the pedals for more than just changing pitches. The title, Collage...
Kaiser-Symplegades-4T
A dramatic portrayal of an incident from the legend of Jason and the Argonauts, Leander Kaiser's Symplegades is a highly effective composition. The use of different str...
Orfaly-Rhapsody No. 2 for Solo Timpani-5T
Rhapsody No. 2 should be truly be performed in a "Rhapsodic" manner. The elements of the piece ought to feel as if they are being improvised by the performer. The tempi should...
Orfaly-Fanfares No. 1 & No. 2 for Timpani-4-5T
Plenty of tuning in the midst of bombastic performing make these two timpani fanfares by Alex Orfaly a challenge for the experienced timpanist. Number of players: 1 ...
Campbell-Tangents-5T/hi-hat
James Campbell's Tangents is written for timpani with standard hi-hat. It can be performed with any conventional hi-hat, it is suggested that a remote hi-hat and pedal...
