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TEST FOR TIMPANISTS "Test for Timpanists is based on famous excerpts from the classical timpani literature. The piece is basically meant for auditions, but is also appropriate for concert performance. I composed "bridges" between some of the excerpts in order to connect them". Søren Monrad, principal timpanist, Royal Danish Orchestra The excerpts are taken from: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Puccini: La Bohème, Act 4 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World", scherzo Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, first part Mahler: Symphony No. 2, second timpani Britten: Peter Grimes Wagner: The Flying Dutchman, Act 2, Scene 6 Mozart: Cosí fan tutte, No. 8 chorus Richard Strauss: Salome, final scene Schostakovitj: Lady Macbeth Puccini: theme from La Bohème, not the original timpani part except for the last two bars which are from the end of Act 2 Copyright © 1991, 2007 by Edition Svitzer All Rights Reserved. International Copyrighted Secured.
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<strong>TEST</strong> <strong>FOR</strong><br />
<strong>TIMPANISTS</strong><br />
"Test for Timpanists is based on famous excerpts from the classical timpani literature.<br />
The piece is basically meant for auditions, but is also ap<strong>pro</strong>priate for concert performance.<br />
I composed "bridges" between some of the excerpts in order to connect them".<br />
Søren Monrad, principal timpanist, Royal Danish Orchestra<br />
The excerpts are taken from:<br />
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Puccini: La Bohème, Act 4<br />
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7<br />
Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World", scherzo<br />
Nielsen: Symphony No. 3<br />
Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, first part<br />
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, second timpani<br />
Britten: Peter Grimes<br />
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman, Act 2, Scene 6<br />
Mozart: Cosí fan tutte, No. 8 chorus<br />
Richard Strauss: Salome, final scene<br />
Schostakovitj: Lady Macbeth<br />
Puccini: theme from La Bohème, not the original timpani part except for the last two<br />
bars which are from the end of Act 2<br />
Copyright © 1991, 2007 by <strong>Edition</strong> <strong>Svitzer</strong><br />
All Rights Reserved. International Copyrighted Secured.
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