Timpani Solo Sheet Music

Tresselt-Etude 111-4T

Etude 111 by Klaus Tresselt for solo timpani. This solo covers different musical and tehcnical aspects of high level timpani playing. It is divided into three parts: Pa... 

Crawford-Arthur's Seat-4T/Tam tam

Inspired by the hills surrounding Edinburg, Scotland - this some-what programmatic piece makes unique use of a tam-tam in combination with four timpani. Number o... 

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... 

Adams-Reverberations-4T

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

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... 

Houllif-Three Settings for Timpani-4T

Murray Houllif's Three Settings for Timpani is dedicated to John Beck. These 3 short works for timpani are advanced and require great attention to rhythmic accuracy. ... 

Leonard-Epigram-5T

Epigram by Stanley Leonard is an advanced recital solo in two contrasting sections. Slightly baroque in style, it begins with a recitative-like first movement which is followe... 

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... 

Moore, P.-Eight Solos for Two-4T

Eight Solos for Two is a collection of 8 intermediate solos for a pair of timpani. Offering a range of techniques, styles, and tempi, these pieces are perfect for lessons, ... 

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... 

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... 

Jones, I.-Rite of Way-4T

Inspired by the raucous and alluring music from Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, Rite of Way is built from a combination of motifs and compositional techniques Stravinsky e... 

Houllif-Contest Solos for the Young Timpanist-2-3T

Written to provide young timpanists with quality recital and contest music, Murray Houllif's Contest Solos for the Young Timpanist is a collection of 10 stylistically diverse ... 

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... 

Antonio-12 Constructions for Timpani-4T

12 Constructions for Timpani is a collection of timpani etudes designed for percussionists to showcase a variety of skills in a short period of time. Each etude asks the pe... 

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...