Texas UIL Timpani Solo Class 1

Here is an advanced two-movement work for four timpani. Both airs have a dance-like quality with sections that alternate between mallets and hands, along with glimpses of excerpts from famous Classical

This is a delightful four-movement suite of Baroque dances for intermediate timpani. Dwayne Rice has taken great care to make the timpani as melodic and musical as possible. Perfect for an undergraduate

Multi-movement contest solo for four unaccompanied pedal timpani.

Capture of the U-505 is a historically programmatic piece influenced by Richard Wagner’s use of leitmotif, a musical device in which a character, place, or idea is depicted through a musical

Continuous Line of Evenness by Dave Gerhart is a challenging and highly entertaining work for four unaccompanied timpani. It calls for several modern performance techniques including

Based on some of the rhythmic timpani passages from Beethoven's Symphony No. 8. Beethoven's unique use of octaves on the timpani part is a particular

American composer Elliot Carter's set of eight short pieces, each dedicated to a different percussionist, is a cornerstone of the repertoire for serious percussionists.

Unaccompanied contest solo for 5 pedal timpani.

Here's one for people who think that timpani can't be played melodically. Complex, but stable rhythms along with plenty of stepwise pedal work puts this piece up against any brass fanfare out

Featuring four timpani, this challenging work requires rhythmic precision and a flair for the dramatic as the soloist negotiates a series of changing styles and moods.

A powerful advanced solo for unaccompanied timpani and crotales.