Monrad-Test for Timpanists-4T

Test for Timpanists by Soren Monrad is based on famous excerpts from the classical timpani literature. The piece is basically meant for auditions but is also appropriate for concert performance. Monrad explains, "I composed 'bridges' between some of the excerpts in order to connect them."

The excerpts are taken from:
Puccini: La Bohem, Act 4
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World", scherzo
Nielsen: Symphony No. 3
Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, first part
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, second timpani
Britten: Peter Grimes
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman, Act 2, Scene 6
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte, No. 8 chorus
Strauss: Salome, final scene
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth
Puccini: Theme from La Boheme