Abel-20th Century Orchestra Studies for Timpani

Alan Abel's Twentieth Century Orchestra Studies for Timpani contains not only important excerpts from the timpani repertoire of the twentieth century, but also those which represent a variety of composers with contrasting styles. Much of the material is from the standard symphonic repertoire with a sampling of small orchestra pieces and unusual works. (from the author's foreword)

Composer - Excerpt:
Barber, Samuel - Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
Barber, Samuel - Piano Concerto
Barber, Samuel - Second Essay for Orchestra
Barber, Samuel - Toccata Festiva
Bernstein, Leonard - Overture to 'Candide'
Bernstein, Leonard - On the Waterfront
Bernstein, Leonard - The Age of Anxiety (Symphony No. 2)
Blacher, Boris - Orchester Ornament
Blacher, Boris - Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Carter, Elliot - Variations for Orchestra
Chavez, Carlos - Sinfonia India
Creston, Paul - Invocation and Dance
Harris, Roy - Third Symphony
Hartmann, Karl Amadeus - Sixth Symphony
Hindemith, Paul - Symphonic Metamorphosis
Holst, Gustav - The Planets
Kabalevsky, Dmitri - Overture to 'Colas Breugnon'
Nielsen, Carl - Fourth Symphony
Orff, Carl - Carmina Burana
Piston, Walter - Fourth Symphony
Prokofiev, Sergey - Classical Symphony
Prokofiev, Sergey - Sixth Symphony
Revueltas, Silvestre - Sensemaya
Schuman, William - Judith
Schuman, William - New England Triptych
Schuman, William - Sixth Symphony
Shostakovich, Dmitri - Sixth Symphony
Shostakovich, Dmitri - Seventh Symphony
Sibelius, Jean - Seventh Symphony
Strauss, Richard - Don Juan
Strauss, Richard - Salome's Dance
Stravinsky, Igor - Jeu de Cartes
Stravinsky, Igor - The Rite of Spring
Weinberger, Jaromir - Polka and Fugue from 'Shvanda'