Stevens-Orchestral Excerpts for Timpani

Orchestral Excerpts for Timpani is a must-have for the serious percussion student! Scott Stevens of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the Julliard School has compiled this set of timpani excerpts not only because they are standards, but to provide a clear overview of the development of the timpani over the course of the 19th century. Excerpts included:

Beethoven - Fidelio, Op. 72
Berlioz - Overture to Venvenuto Cellino, Op. 23
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14
Glinka - Overture to "Russlan and Ludmilla"
Wagner - Overture to "Der Fliegende Hollander"
Wagner - "Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walkure
Verdi - Overture to " La Forza del Destino"
Verdi - Requiem
Strauss - Burleske in D minor for Piano and Orchestra
Strauss - Death and Transfiguration
Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 - Enigma
Debussy - Nocturnes
Debussy - La Mer
Mahler - Symphony No. 2 (Timpani 1)
Mahler - Symphony No. 2 (Timpani 2)