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Tafoya-Working Timpanist's Survival Guide - Product Information
The Working Timpanist's Survival Guide by John Tafoya includes the most commonly asked orchestral timpani excerpts at auditions today. This invaluable resource contains carefully illustrated excerpts, insightful photos, and online files with timpani parts included. Each excerpt is explained with meticulous care.
For the timpanist who might be learning orchestral repertoire for the first time, or revisiting it, the 'recommended recordings' list is also very helpful. The professional timpanist will also enjoy the variety of musical and technical options presented in this book.
Options include: edited dynamics for balance considerations, changes in drum arrangement, stickings, illustrations, and other items of interest. The repertoire in this volume is the most commonly requested music at auditions today.
The benefits of this book will be evident from the first page.
One can be confident that the information is up-to-date and relevant to current audition practices. As Professor of Percussion at Indiana University, John Tafoya graciously offers his insight and experience in a very comprehensive manner.
The included online files contains the complete timpani parts to each of the excerpts covered in the book.
Excerpts Include:
Mozart: Symphony No. 39
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasy
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Strauss: Burleske for Piano and Orchestra
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
Schuman: New England Triptych
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
Wagner: Siegfried's Funeral Music from Gotterdammerung
For the timpanist who might be learning orchestral repertoire for the first time, or revisiting it, the 'recommended recordings' list is also very helpful. The professional timpanist will also enjoy the variety of musical and technical options presented in this book.
Options include: edited dynamics for balance considerations, changes in drum arrangement, stickings, illustrations, and other items of interest. The repertoire in this volume is the most commonly requested music at auditions today.
The benefits of this book will be evident from the first page.
One can be confident that the information is up-to-date and relevant to current audition practices. As Professor of Percussion at Indiana University, John Tafoya graciously offers his insight and experience in a very comprehensive manner.
The included online files contains the complete timpani parts to each of the excerpts covered in the book.
Excerpts Include:
Mozart: Symphony No. 39
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasy
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Strauss: Burleske for Piano and Orchestra
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
Schuman: New England Triptych
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
Wagner: Siegfried's Funeral Music from Gotterdammerung
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