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Eight Pieces for Four Timpani is a collection of short pieces by Elliott Carter for solo timpani – four drums played by one musician. Six of the pieces were composed in 1950. Two new pieces were added in 1966, and the rest were revised in collaboration with percussionist Jan Williams. Carter wrote the pieces as studies in tempo modulation and the use of four-note chords. They are a collection rather than a suite, as Carter suggested no more then four be performed at once. The pieces make heavy use of extended techniques, including playing with the back end of the timpani sticks, varying the beating spot on the drumhead, glissandos, and sympathetic vibration. Elliott Cook Carter, Jr. ...
A timpanist in the United States Air Forces in Europe Band. ...
In music a metric modulation is a change (modulation) from one time signature/tempo (meter) to another, wherein a note value from the first is made equivalent to a note value in the second, like a pivot. ...
Extended technique is a term used to describe unconventional, unorthodox or improper techniques of playing musical instruments or singing. ...
Glissando (plural: glissandi) is a musical term that refers to either a continuous sliding from one pitch to another (a true glissando), or an incidental scale played while moving from one melodic note to another (an effective glissando). ...
Acoustic resonance is an important consideration for instrument builders as most acoustic instruments use resonators, such as the strings and body of a violin, the length of tube in a flute, and the shape of a drum membrane. ...
Saëta
The "Saëta" (arrow) is named after a type of Andalusian song. It is based on rhythmic acceleration. Motto: AndalucÃa por sÃ, para España y la humanidad (Andalusia by herself, for Spain, and for humankind) Capital Seville Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 2nd 87,268 km² 17. ...
Moto perpetuo "Moto perpetuo" (perpetual motion) is a quick moving piece with a constant pulse. It is played with thin rattan shafts with moleskin on the ends rather than convential timpani sticks. Genera Calamus Calospatha Ceratolobus Daemonorops Eremospatha Eugeissonia Korthalsia Laccosperma Metroxylon Myrialepis Oncocalamus Pigafetta Plectocomia Plectomiopsis Raphia Zalacca Zalacella Rattan (from the Malay rotan), is the name for the roughly six hundred species of palms in the tribe Calameae, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australasia. ...
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Adagio "Adagio", composed in 1966, is written for pedal timpani, and explores the many effects possible by changing the pitch of the drum while playing.
Recitative "Recitative" is a dramatic, slow piece that consists of three different elements: a tremolo, a bolero rhythm, and an irregular pulse.
Improvisation "Improvisation" uses a set of chromatic pitches with octave displacement and a constantly varying tempo.
Canto "Canto", added in 1966, is played with snare drum sticks, and uses pedal timpani to imply a continuous melodic line. The snare drum or side drum is a tubular drum made of wood or metal with skins, or heads, stretched over the top and bottom openings. ...
Canaries "Canaries", a reference to the Canary Islands, consists of contrapuntal dance rhythms played at different speeds. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
March "March" is a contrapuntal piece: one march rhythm is played with the head of one mallet, while another is played at a different speed with the back of the other mallet.
References - Carter, Elliot [1968] (1995). Eight Pieces for Four Timpani (one player). New York: Associated Music Publishers, Inc.. ISBN 0-7935-4848-9.
- The Music of Elliott Carter, Volume Four, (2001), Speculum Musicae, notes from: Booklet. Bridge Records,
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