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The timpani is considerably older than other melodic percussion instruments, such as the marimba and xylophone. [citation needed] Music historians trace the instrument's history to ancient times when the drums were used in religious ceremonies. During the 13th century, timpani began to be used in pairs and were called Nakers, or Nakirs.
Image from late 18th century, Valencia. Mozart and Haydn wrote many works for the timpani and even started putting it in their symphonies and other orchestral works. Ludwig van Beethoven revolutionized timpani music in the early 19th century. He not only wrote for drums tuned to intervals other than a fourth or fifth, but he gave a prominence ...
The ceremonial drums were intend to be used on horseback to announce the king's presence and to coordinate the guard at events of state. While they were seen as symbols of wealth and power in the 18th century, many such drums were eventually melted down for their silver. [1] [2] The drum's body (referred to as its kettle [3]) is cast from ...
Haas is the soloist on all three pieces on the Sunset Records' CD 18th Century Concertos for Timpani and Orchestra: Symphony for Eight Timpani and Orchestra - Johann Fischer; Partita In C Major - Georg Druschetzky; Concerto For Oboe, Eight Timpani and Orchestra - Georg Druschetzky
A modern copy of an 18th-century French traverso, by flute-maker Boaz Berney. During the Baroque period, the transverse flute was redesigned. Now often called the traverso (from the Italian), it was made in three or four sections or joints (the head, upper-body, lower-body and foot joint). [6]
The exterior was repainted with red chinoiserie decoration in the 18th century. A harpsichord [ a ] is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard . Depressing a key raises its back end within the instrument, which in turn raises a mechanism with a small plectrum made from quill or plastic that plucks one or more strings.
Portrait, by Thomas Gainsborough, Fischer's father-in-law, 1780, the year he married Mary Gainsborough [1] [2] (Royal Collection). Johann Christian Fischer (c. 1733 – 29 April 1800) was a German composer and oboist, one of the best-known oboe soloists in Europe during the 1770s.
François-André Danican Philidor came from the well-known musical Philidor family. The original name of his family was Danican, but François-André's grandfather, Jean Danican Philidor, was given the nickname of Philidor by Louis XIII because his oboe playing reminded the king of an Italian virtuoso oboist named Filidori.