Timpani Solo Sheet Music

Adams, D.-Pentagonal Waves-5T (Bachovich Edition)

I composed Pentagonal Waves for Dr. Joseph Moore III on the occasion of his appointment to the Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Texas, Brownsville. The titl... 

Jones-Sonata-3T

The Sonata of Daniel Jones is a classic work for three timpani composed in 1947. Each of the four contrasting movements delineate a clear formal scheme, making the piece as in... 

Gay-Farfenmarch-4T

Number of Players: 1 Difficulty: Grade 5 Instrumentation: 4 Timpani 

Parthun-Waltz for Two Big Drums-2T

Waltz for Two Big Drums is an excellent teaching piece by Jeffrey Parthun for developing the skills required for good timpani performance. Featured in this solo are dam... 

Strauss-Variations on a Theme by Mozart-4T

This composition was inspired by the elegance, artistry, and effortlessness of the piano playing by international soloist, Jeffrey Kahane. I was fortunate to have had multi... 

Corpus-Three Pieces for Five Timpani-5T

Three Pieces for Five Timpani was composed to continue along the path established by Elliott Carter with his Eight Pieces for Four Timpani. Each solo was written with a dif... 

Coutsouridis-Variations and Themes for Four Timpani-4T

The five movements of Peter Coutsouridis' Variations and Themes for Four Timpani are arranged in an arch form. Movements I and V are related both thematically and in t... 

Gerhart-Continuous Line of Evenness-4T

Continuous Line of Evenness by Dave Gerhart is a timpani solo written for four drums (32", 29", 26", 23"). Dave Gerhart holds a D.M.A from the University of Southern Californi... 

Metzger-Step-To-Step-M

My previous "Step-to-Step" collections for tonal percussion instruments (including marimba, timpani, and vibraphone), are now combined into this one volume, Step-to-Step:... 

Moore, J.-Treading Lightly-5T

Focusing on developing a true legato timpani stroke, exploring various stroke types for weighted accents, and exploring different sound capabilities of the instrument; Treadin... 

Rehmann-Between the Essence & the Descent-5T

Between the Essence and the Decent is inspired by the poem The Hollow Men by T.S. Eliot. While not entirely programmatic, elements from the work influenced much of the piece.... 

Crawford-Sonata for Timpani-4T

Stephen Crawford's Sonata for Timpani consists of three diverse stylistic movements, a challenging work-out. 2nd movement adds a temple bowl and triangle for effect. The 3rd m... 

Beck-Cross-Over March-2T

Number of Players: 1 Difficulty: Grade 4 Instrumentation: 2 Timpani 

McCormick-Fanfare Variations-4T

Featuring four timpani (G-A-D-F), Fanfare Cariations by Robert McCormick is a challenging work that requires rhythmic precision and a flair for the dramatic as the soloist neg... 

Cals-Interlude-6T

Number of Players: 1 Difficulty: Grade 5+ Instrumentation: 6 Timpani  

Ferstl-French Suite for Four Timpani

Number of Players: 1 Difficulty: Grade 5+ Instrumentation: 4 Timpani 

Brazauskas-Five Timpani Solos-2T

Number of Players: 1 Difficulty: Grade 2 Instrumentation: 2 Timpani