Timpani Solo Sheet Music
Leoson-Hommage a Fryderyk-5T
Hommage a Frederyk was composed by Markus Leoson in 2008 for 5 timpani and 1 player. The melodic theme at the end is inspired by one of Chopin´s best known piano prelud...
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, ...
Parks-Hat Tricks-4T/hi hat
This work is all about High School (early college) students...sticking, pedaling, ear training, but not going "overboard" in the challenging aspect. For four timpani and a ...
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...
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...
Parks-Blue Steel-3T
Rob Parks titled Blue Steel after a steel drum group he played in at the University of Kentucky, and the musical inspiration is easy to hear. The piece uses calypso rhythms...
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....
Zeltsman-Quatre Quatre-4T
My first love within percussion was timpani. I played piano from age 5, but my instrumental direction changed at age 13 within an hour of being thrown into playing timpani at ...
Tresselt-Etude 112-4T
Part One starts focusing on relaxed movements of wrists, fingers and arms. From bar 19, the specific timpani sound is created by changing the mallets. Depending on the tech...
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...
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 ...
Houllif-Contest Solos for the Young Percussionist- Mall. inst./2T/SD
The 18 solos in Murray Houllif's Contest Solos for the Young Percussionist give the beginning percussionist an opportunity to perform on snare drum, timpani (2), and ma...
Wagner-Taste of Timpani, A-4T/SD
Tom Wagner's A Taste of Timpani is for 4 timpani, snare drum, and solo voice. The soloist is required to employ all three musical instruments at the same time in a ver...
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...
Leonard-March and Scherzo-5T (new edition)
March and Scherzo by Stanley Leonard is a two movement work for five timpani with two rototoms. The March is a slow steady movement for the timpani alone, while the scherzo is...
Papadimitriou-Jazz-Feel op. 38-5T
This work is full of jazz like motives and gestures. It will work out your double lateral and single independent strokes. Number of Players: 1 Difficulty: Grade 4...
Papadimitriou-Oriental III op. 39-5T
Oriental III is a flashy four mallet work for solo timpani. It utilizes each limb as an independent thought throughout the work. Number of Players: 1 Difficulty: Gr...
Houllif-Festival Repertoire for Timpani
The eight solos in this collection are suitable for pedagogy, contest, recital, jury, and audition purposes.The techniques of tuning, muffling, rolling, double-stops, staccato...
Pollard-Shazam-(book w/DVD) SD/T/Mall. inst./P
Sink your teeth into - Shazam! ! by John Pollard, a diverse solo collection for snare drum, timpani, keyboard and multi-percussion. Great for auditions and contest festi...
