Collage

Timpani tunes in a melodic fashion utilizing the pedals for more than just changing pitches. The title, Collage, refers to music in the slow section that hints at timpani solos appearing in well-known orchestral works. The references are not exact statements but will be recognized by the experienced timpanist.

Genre: Timpani | # of Players: 1
Level: Medium | Duration: 5:30

Instrumentation
Timpani (4)

Program Notes
Collage demonstrates, again, my view of writing for solo timpani: music in a quasi melodic fashion utilizing the pedals for more than just changing pitches. The title, Collage, refers to music in the slow section that hints at timpani solos appearing in well-known orchestral works. The references are not exact statements but will be recognized by the experienced timpanist. I wrote, and then performed, Collage for Solo Timpani for the CD Collage, a collection of my music for percussion, distributed by C. Alan Publications.