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Arend Weitzel

Exercises for timpani

Professional work materials for demanding practice

“The timpani has it easy,

since it only plays two notes:

five one and one five,

and boom boom boom boom boom.”

These lines from the German quodlibet “Die Geige beginnet” (The violin begins) perpetuate a common cliché. Doing something supposedly easy is often quite tricky. Depending on how ambitious you are, there is intensive work involved in playing these “simple” things consistently well, gradually revealing a complexity that you probably had not dreamed of at the beginning.

At any rate, this has been my experience since I started exploring the depths of timpani playing over 40 years ago. Here are my (preliminary) conclusions.

I hope you enjoy my exercises. I wish you much success with them!

 

Timpani Basics

Published 2023

Available at Brandt-Percussion

19,80 € + shipping

#1_timpani #2_timpani #4_timpani #coordination #mallet_position #movement_patterns #posture #sound #technique

The piece

Timpani check-up for auditions
#4_timpani #etudes #retuning #rhythm #roll #sound #technique #virtuosity

Prelude Warm-up Practice

Exercices for Timpani-players

Published 2023

Available directly from the author: info@solopauke.de

€ 10,00 + shipping

#1_timpani #coordination #endurance #roll #speed #technique #warming_up

21 Stil-Etüden

for 2 timpani

Published 2022

Available at Brandt-Percussion

19,80 € + shipping

#2_timpani #articulation #etudes #musicality #phrasing #rhythm #sound #technique

Playing Timpani

A Practice Compendium

Published 2020

Available at Brandt-Percussion

29,80 € + shipping

#1_timpani #2_timpani #4_timpani #agility #articulation #coordination #endurance #etudes #movement_patterns #musicality #phrasing #rhythm #roll #sound #speed #technique #virtuosity #warming_up

Pastimes with good timpani

Rhythmic accuracy through flowing movements

Published 2022

Available at Brandt Percussion

19,80 € + shipping

#1_timpani #coordination #movement_patterns #rhythm #technique

The definitive pedal method for timpani

A practical workbook

Published 2014 by Leu-Verlag, Neusäß

Available directly from the publisher: Leu-Verlag

or at: Brandt - Percussion

€ 22,00 + shipping

#1_timpani #2_timpani #4_timpani #movement_patterns #pedal_technique #posture #retuning #technique

Learn Timpani

A Modern Method for Beginners

Published 2012 by Leu-Verlag, Neusäß

Available directly from the publisher: Leu-Verlag

or at: Brandt - Percussion

€ 19,80 + shipping

 

#2_timpani #4_timpani #articulation #coordination #mallet_position #movement_patterns #musicality #rhythm #roll #sound #speed #technique

Practice without timps

Additional methods

Published 2016 by Leu-Verlag, Neusäß
Available at Brandt-Percussion
19,80 €

#endurance #movement_patterns #posture #roll #technique #warming_up

Studies for Timpani

19 variations on a theme by Franz Krüger

Published 2008 by HeBu – Musikverlag GmbH, Kraichtal
Available at Brandt - Percussion

€ 11.95 + shipping   

 

#2_timpani #4_timpani #agility #etudes #grace_notes #more_than_4_timpani #musicality #phrasing #retuning #sound #virtuosity

KATA

Grand etude for 4 timpani.

Published 2008
Available at Brandt - Percussion

€ 15,00 + shipping

 

#4_timpani #agility #coordination #endurance #etudes #grace_notes #roll #technique #warming_up

Pauke üben (Timpani Practise)

Progressive technical exercises for timpani

Published 1996 by Musikverlag Zimmermann, Frankfurt/Main
Available at Brandt - Percussion

€ 11.75 + shipping 

 

In USA:

Available at Steve Weiss Music  ($ 18,00 + shipping)

 

#1_timpani #2_timpani #4_timpani #agility #coordination #movement_patterns #rhythm #technique #virtuosity #warming_up

Die Glocken (The Bells)

Concert study for 5 timpani

Published 2008
Available at Brandt - Percussion

€ 10.50 + shipping

 

#agility #coordination #etudes #more_than_4_timpani #virtuosity

trrr - The Timpani Roll

Published 2008 by Gretel Verlag, Dinklage
Available directly from the publisher: www.gretel-verlag.de
or at: Brandt - Percussion

€ 16,00 + shipping

 

In USA:

Available at Steve Weiss Music  ($ 25,00 + shipping)

 

#1_timpani #2_timpani #4_timpani #coordination #endurance #grace_notes #movement_patterns #roll #speed #technique #warming_up

13 etudes for the left hand

Published 2018

Available at Brandt-Percussion

9,00 € + shipping

#2_timpani #4_timpani #agility #endurance #etudes #speed #technique

10 unreasonably demanding etudes for timpani

Published 2011 by Gretel Verlag, Dinklage
Available directly from the publisher: www.gretel-verlag.de

or at: Brandt - Percussion

€ 12,00 + shipping

 

In USA:

Available at Steve Weiss Music ($ 18,00 + shipping)

 

#1_timpani #2_timpani #4_timpani #agility #etudes #grace_notes #more_than_4_timpani #musicality #retuning #roll #sound #virtuosity

The Finnish etude

Published 2014

Available directly from: info@solopauke.de

€ 5,00 + shipping

#4_timpani #endurance #etudes #musicality #roll #sound

Further publications

The flying low Horn

26 greats for (really!) low Horn

Leu Verlag 2021

19,80 € + shipping

Available at Köbl Signature notes

Rhythm Metre Timing

127 unusual exercises for musicians

 

Published 2019

Available at Stretta-music

19,80 € + shipping

The flying low Horn - 24 Piano-Parts

Published 2022

Available at Köbl-Signature-notes

24,00 € + shipping

Ragoût en timbales pour Roi Ubu

Sinfonische Collage nach B.A.Z.

Published 2012

Available directly from the author as a pdf file

€ 12,00

 

 

7 Aphorisms for 2 Timpanists

Published 2011

Available at Brandt-Percussion

€ 16,00 + shipping

 

Exercise for snare drum

Published 2010

Available at Brandt - Percussion

€ 4,60 + shipping

 

Lilly’s Drum Book

Etudes for children

Published 2010 by Gretel Verlag, Dinklage
Available directly from the publisher: www.gretel-verlag.de
or at: Brandt - Percussion

€ 14,00 + shipping

 

10 Studies for Cymbals

Published 2008
Available at Brandt - Percussion

€ 9.50 + shipping

 

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