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	Timpani - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Timpanists who are not blessed with absolute pitch obtain a reference pitch from a tuning fork, pitch pipe, or even a note played by another instrument in the course of the performance, then use musical intervals to arrive at the desired note.
		Timpanists are commonly required to tune in the middle of a piece of music, thus all timpanists must develop techniques to tune undetectably and accurately in the midst of other music.
		Timpanists are required to develop techniques to stop all vibration of the drumhead without making any sound from the contact of their fingers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Timpanist (4261 words)

	Timpani FAQ - General Interest Pages
		Timpanists often place their hands onto one drum almost immediately after striking it so that the vibrations do not "bleed-over" and obscure the sound of another drum about to be played.
		Therefore, in order for the professional timpanist to manipulate the sound of the drum in order to blend and play "in context" with both the orchestra and the music, he or she MUST have a large arsenal of sticks in the case, ready to "roll".
		Timpanists need to be able to tune and re-tune their drums because music is written in various keys.
	members.cox.net /datimp/genint.html (2663 words)

	TIMPANI ALTERNATE GENIE SEARCH ENGINE, INC
		Two timpanists is relatively common in late Romantic and 20th century works for large orchestras, but the early Romantic composer Hector_Berlioz took multiple timpanists to the extreme in his Requiem, which calls for eight pair of timpani played by ten timpanists!
		Timpanists who are not blessed with absolute_pitch obtain a reference pitch from a tuning_fork, pitch_pipe, or even a note played by another instrument in the course of the performance, then use musical intervals to arrive at the desired note.
		In general, timpanists reserve this term for passages where the performer must change the pitch of a drum in the midst of playing – for example, playing two consecutive notes of different pitches on the same drum.
	www.agseinc.com /timpani (4074 words)

	Timpani - infoweb
		There are many more variations in technique a timpanist uses during the course of playing to produce subtle timbral variations.
		Timpanists who are not blessed with absolute pitch typically use a tuning fork to get a reference pitch, then use musical intervals to arrive at the correct note.
		However, early drums did not resonate nearly as long as modern timpani, so composers often just wrote a note when the timpanist was to hit the drum without worrying about the length of the note.
	www.infoweb.co.nz /research/music/instruments/percussion/drums/timpani (2538 words)

	Jonathan Haas as Reviewed by the River Front Times Mar/Apr 2001
		Timpanist Jonathan Haas (left) in the studio with composer Philip Glass.
		Ten years ago timpanist Jonathan Haas walked into the offices of Meet the Composer, a grant-funding agency in New York, with, he estimates, 40 pounds of paperwork he had put together over the previous months to solicit funds to commission Philip Glass to write a concerto for timpani.
		Richard Holmes, who performs "Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra" with fellow timpanist (and his former Washington University student) Haas at Powell April 6-8, says he's already hearing a bit of prejudice voiced by his SLSO colleagues.
	www.aboutjonathanhaas.com /rvt2001_1.htm (1354 words)

	Pearl Educational Resource Library
		This is one of a timpanist's most frequently used techniques, yet it seems to get minimal attention in practice and development.
		In 1986 Tom resigned from the rock scene and headed to Stockholm Sweden, to become principal percussionist and assistant timpanist of the Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra.
		After one year there Tom became principal timpanist for the Fort Wayne Philharmonic for two seasons and then principal timpanist of the Alabama Symphony in Birmingham for two seasons.
	www.pearldrum.com /03_nuupdts/edu/articles/student/freer.html (1678 words)

	Timpani (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The timpanist must disengage the clutch – seen here on the left of the pedal – to change the pitch of the drum.
		For example, his Violin Concerto opens with five unaccompanied timpani strokes, and the scherzo of his Ninth Symphony pitches the timpani against the orchestra in a sort of call and response.
		He was the first composer to indicate the exact sticks that should be used – felt-covered, wooden, etc. In several of his works, including Symphonie fantastique, he demanded the use of several timpanists at once.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/T/Timpani.htm (4211 words)

	Some Tips on Interpreting Elgar's Enigma Variations
		In addition to being one of his most often-played compositions, it is one of the works that is both challenging and musically rewarding for timpanists.
		However, in performing the work under the direction of the noted British conductor and Elgar specialist Vernon Handley, it was brought to my attention that the sound of the double-ended sticks, or even the snare drum sticks that Elgar specified in the score would be much too loud for the passage.
		A variation on this is to have the timpanist allow his colleague to do the tremolo with coins while playing the naturale passage himself.
	members.cox.net /datimp/simco.html (1957 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Utah Symphony timpanist to perform world premiere (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		George Brown is the Utah Symphony's principal timpanist.
		One of the things he learned is how we timpanists work in subtle shades of sounds and gradations.
		Brown said that he'll be busy tuning the different drums while he's playing, something that's not out of the ordinary for a timpanist to do during a concert.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595095208,00.html (1247 words)

	STANLEY G
		Principal Timpanist, Sacramento Symphony Orchestra, 1963 to 1997
		Principal Timpanist for the Sacramento Symphony Orchestra since 1963, serving under conductors Fritz Berens, Harry Newstone, Carter Nice, and Geoffrey Simon.
		He is one of the few modern-day timpanists who has mastered the craft of assembling and caring for this high quality combination.
	stang.donnerparty.net /stang/biog.html (816 words)

	Deer Valley Music Festival - Orchestra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		While in college, he performed as percussionist with the Louisville Orchestra and the Lexington Philharmonic, and studied privately with James Rago, Timpanist of the Louisville Orchestra.
		In the Spring of 1980, Brown was selected to become Timpanist and Head of the Percussion Section of the Orquï¿©sta Sinfonica de Mineria, a Festival orchestra in Mexico City.
		During this time, Brown also performed as Timpanist with the Mexico City Philharmonic, the Denver (now the Colorado) Symphony, and the Sinfonietta ISSSTE (Mexico City).
	www.deervalleymusicfestival.org /personel_detail.cfm?id=95 (530 words)

	me
		In 1989 I also played for the first time as a free-lance timpanist, in an ad hoc orchestra conducted by maestro Denis Dupays (former Chorus Master at Radio - France) : it was for Mozart's Requiem, in Angers Cathedral.
		From 1992 to 1995, I was Principal Timpanist with the Orchestra of the University of Nantes, and also its Vice - Chairman.
		Although we had many financial difficults, it was a good experience which taught me the administrative side of a symphony orchestra.
	jetottenhof.chez-alice.fr /me.html (668 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Timpanist, teacher, composer, author, conductor, and inventor Saul Goodman served as timpanist with the New York Philharmonic for nearly two generations, having succeeded his own teacher, Alfred Friese.
		He was on the Juilliard School of Music faculty and is one of the most renown teachers in percussion history, sending many students into important positions in percussion.
		When the concert was over, I went to the timpanist and asked him if he would give me lessons.
	www.pas.org /About/HOF/goodman.cfm (4608 words)

	Tapping Into Success / Symphony's timpanist is ready for a jazzy challenge
		As William Kraft's ``Timpani Concerto'' builds, the sound grows harder and louder: The timpanist shifts from felt to leather-covered fingers, to slapping the drums conga-style with his hands to striking them with felt-covered and finally uncovered wooden sticks.
		This will be his fifth performance of the Kraft piece, a demanding work that requires the timpanist to play a wide range of tones -- two fully chromatic octaves -- and timbres using all five pedal-tuned drums.
		Kraft wrote the ``Timpani Concerto'' in 1983 as a commission for Indianapolis Symphony timpanist Thomas Aikins.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/05/09/PK5829.DTL&type=printable (1292 words)

	classical music - andante - alan taylor, longtime covent garden timpanist, is dead at 77
		Alan Taylor, widely seen as the finest British timpanist of his generation, died on 15 May at age 71, the London Times reports.
		After serving as a percussionist in the London Symphony Orchestra, Taylor joined the Royal Opera House Orchestra as principal timpanist in 1951.
		When a young timpanist told him that he had been engaged to perform in Strauss' Salome without rehearsal, Taylor sat down with him at a pub and ran through the part note by note.
	www.andante.com /article/article.cfm?id=17441 (239 words)

	Percussion
		I believe that when a student reaches a level at which he or she has developed good basic snare drum technique and has a fundamental background on the mallet instruments, the timpani should be the next percussion instrument studied.
		The timpani gauge allows the timpanist to have a reference point, and the timpanist is able to adjust to the ensemble if needed.
		It is important for a timpanist to develop relative pitch and interval recognition, but he should not deny himself the tools to better his performance and development on the instrument.
	www.usma.edu /Band/education/percussion.htm (1274 words)

	Gerald Carlyss
		Gerald Carlyss was principal timpanist of the Philadelphia Orchestra for 21 years from 1967 - 1988.
		Carlyss was principal timpanist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra from 1965 -1967.
		Carlyss have gone on to very successful careers in symphony orchestras, major military bands, various educational institutions and free lancing both on the east and west coasts of the U.S. as well as Europe and Australia.
	newsinfo.iu.edu /sb/page/normal/998.html (186 words)

	Naval Academy Band
		Chief Pastelak was formerly principal timpanist with Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI in Turin, Italy.
		He was a member of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra from 1982 to 1993 performing as principal percussionist, acting timpanist, and assistant stage manager.
		Currently he is principal timpanist with the Concert Band; performs in the Marching Band, Ceremonial Band, Percussion Ensemble, Next Wave and 2nd Line Band; and is drummer, vocalist, and Chief in Charge of the Commandant's Combo.
	www.nadn.navy.mil /USNABand/biographies/PastelakBio.htm (293 words)

	New Orleans timpanist Jim Atwood visits NIU School of Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		New Orleans timpanist Jim Atwood (left) offers a tip to NIU Distinguished Teaching Professor Robert Chappell during a visit to the NIU School of Music.
		Atwood, principal timpanist with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, keeps two sets of timpani drums in the basement of the New Orleans Orpheum Theater worth $40,000 combined.
		The orchestra has canceled the first half of its season, partly because even the main floor of the Orpheum is also flooded and partly because there is no one to perform and no one to listen.
	www.niu.edu /PubAffairs/RELEASES/2005/oct/jimatwood.shtml (562 words)

	Music Minus One -- Album Detail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He is presently the principal timpanist with the National Symphony Orchestra, and has held positions with the American Wind Symphony, the Owensboro Symphony, the Evansville Philharmonic and the Florida Philharmonic.
		Also provided is a recommended list of recordings of the major solos in the timpanist’s repertoire.
		If a soloist is heard on the demonstration audio clip, a complete reference version is also on the included CD, along with the separate background music for your play-along usage.
	www.musicminusone.com /main/Details.asp?AlbumID=1131 (312 words)

	percussion section of the rfo holland
		He was principal timpanist of the National Youth Orchestra from 1986 to 1988.
		In October 1988 he was appointed as timpanist and percussionist with the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Holland.
		In 1976 he was appointed as percussionist and timpanist 'in general service' with the orchestras of the Netherlands Broadcasting Corporation (NOS).
	www.henkdevlieger.nl /section.htm (1571 words)

	Alabama Symphony Orchestra - Musicians - Jay Burnham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He also served as principal timpanist for the ASO from 1987-89 and as percussionist/timpanist of the Cleveland Orchestra from 1989-1991.
		A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, he studied with Richard Weiner and Paul Yancich, principal percussionist and principal timpanist, respectively, of the Cleveland Orchestra.
		Burnham served as an Instructor of Percussion at Cleveland State University from 1989-1991 and currently serves as an Instructor of Percussion at The University of Montevallo and the Alabama School of Fine Arts.
	www.alabamasymphony.org /musicians-brunham.html (138 words)

	TIMPANI
		Former timpanist of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Indiana University Professor of Music, Gerald Carlyss has provided a comprehensive performance analysis for the timpani parts of Beethoven’s nine symphonies.
		His easy-to-understand explanations are based on countless performances under many of the world’s finest conductors.
		A masterpiece for the advanced student or professional timpanist.
	www.meredithmusic.com /perc9.html (349 words)

	Craig Hetrick
		Craig Hetrick, Percussionist/Assistant Principal Timpanist of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, former Visiting Professor Indiana University School of Music (Bloomington), published composer, recorded drum set artist, Carnegie Hall soloist, is currently Adjunct Professor of Percussion at the Jordan School of Fine Arts, Butler University.
		As Percussionist/ Timpanist for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Mr.
		Hetrick's students have received Indiana University's Concerto Competition honors, performed with I.U. orchestras, and former students are currently performing with major orchestras and military ensembles in the United States.
	www.butler.edu /music/mu_bio_hetrick.html (456 words)

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