Timpani Solo Sheet Music

Rack-Tango-5T

Tango by John Rack is a solo written for 5 timpani. The simple yet engaging melody and bass line and accompaniment of the left hand are transformed in four variations through ... 

Bollman-Suite for Lounge Lizard-5T/P

Originally written in 1986, Suite for Lounge Lizard by Bob Bollman is an impressive tour-de-force for the advanced timpanist. This piece went on to win Bollman the 1986 and... 

Beck-Three Episodes for Timpani-4T/P

The opening movement of this recital "opus" Three Episodes for Timpani by John H. Beck (total duration 10:45) has the soloist playing four timpani and piano. A set-up d... 

Corrigan-Solos for the Developing Timpanist-2-4T

The pieces in Bruce Corrigan's Solos for the Developing Timpanist were written with the following ideas in mind: To provide solos for solo and ensemble contest; to pro... 

Raymond-Kolker-Shared Breath of the Earth, the-4T

the shared breath of the earth by Louis Raymond-Kolker is a solo for melodic timpani and a celebration of three characters of nature that live in urban settings. The primary ... 

Ellzey-Catch and Release-T

Following the story of a fishing trip, Catch and Release offers a unique performance experience to a student at the intermediate level. With the use of a superball mallet a... 

Peters-Tribal Serenade-4T

Driving sixteenth and eight note passages give this piece a tribal feel throughout. This is a excellent piece to develop fluid lateral motion on four timpani. Number o... 

Curtis-Saturday in January: Sonata #1-4T

Number of Players: 1 Difficulty: Grade 4+ Instrumentation: 4 Timpani  

Erickson-Alcobaca Suite-5T

The inspiration for Kevin Erickson's Alcobaca Suite comes from a tragic love tale dating back to fourteenth century Portugal. Dom Pedro, son of Alfonso IV and heir to t... 

Youhass-Four Pieces for Unaccompanied Kettledrums-4T

"Four Pieces for Unaccompanied Kettledrums" is an exclusive Steve Weiss Music publication. Each piece can be performed separately or used in any combination. The four pieces e... 

Valero-Castells-Impromptu Zeta-4T

The focus of this challenging work for solo timpani - Impromptu Zeta by Andres Valero-Castells - is to explore the many different expressive nuances of timpani –... 

Beck-Mixing It Up (SP)-2T/SD

Mixing It Up by John H. Beck that can be played in a variety of ways. This can be performed either as a snare drum solo, a timpani solo, or a timpani and snare drum duet. It's... 

Akins-Chameleon, The-4T (2019 Permus edition)

PerMus has obtained the rights to Thomas Akins' well known work The Chameleon for 4 timpani. This new edition is a medium to difficult solo suitable for recital or contest... 

Alexander-Two Voices for Solo Timpani-4T

Written for four timpani, this new solo uses various techniques to create an interesting and challenging piece. Written by New York show veteran Brad Alexander. Suitable fo... 

Williams-Variations for Solo Kettledrums-4T

Variations for Solo Kettledrums is an advanced work by Jan Williams. Each Movement is based on four pitches from a 12 note set. In each movement, four notes are treated... 

Leonard-Solo Dialogue-4T/3 toms

Solo Dialogue is a work by Stanley Leonard that uses three tom toms in dialogue with timpani. No retuning of the timpani is involved in this piece. Number of players: 1... 

Orfaly-Five Intermediate Pieces-4T

This collection is a valuable addition to the material fro developing timpanists. Advanced levels of musicality are stressed within the composition. Many of the odd-meterpassa... 

Leonard-Echoes of Eight-4T NEW EDITION

Echoes of Eight by Stanley Leonard is a timpani solo based on some of the rhythmic passages from Beethoven's Symphony No. 8. Beethoven's unique use of octaves on the timpani p...