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Timpani is an Italian plural, the singular of which is timpano. However, in English the term timpano is only widely in use by practitioners: several are more typically referred to collectively as kettledrums, timpani, temple drums, or timps. They are also often incorrectly termed timpanis. A musician who plays timpani is a timpanist.
By the 17th century, the timpani moved indoors for good and composers began to demand more from timpanists than ever before. The timpani was first introduced to the court orchestras and opera ensembles as well as in larger church works. [7] Due to this move indoors, a much more formalized way of playing and approaching the timpani was developed.
A cadenza, for both timpani, opens the final movement. Occasionally it is set aside as a separate section of the concerto, but on most recordings, it is featured as part of the third movement. During the cadenza, both timpani engage in exchanges, whose character range from almost inaudible to deafeningly loud.
As the full title of the piece denotes, the piece is scored for a solo organ, timpani and a string orchestra.The piece uses such comparatively small forces, relative to Poulenc's other concertos (the Concert champêtre used a full orchestra as accompaniment), [5] so that the piece could be played in a quite small space with an organ, such as Princess Edmond's salon, that were quite popular in ...
Bohuslav Martinů's Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano, and Timpani (H. 271) was written in Switzerland in 1938 during deteriorating diplomatic relationships throughout Europe. Commissioned by Paul Sacher for the Basel Chamber Orchestra, it reflects intense impressions, from both the composer's personal life and the political ...
Timbal, tímpano and timpani all derive from the Latin tympănum, from the Greek týmpanon, meaning drum. (The Spanish word for drum, tambor , although similar, actually derives from Arabic tabl ). In Cuba and Latin America, timbales (timpani) were adapted into pailas , which is the name given to various Spanish metallic bowls and pans used as ...
The version for strings and timpani was first performed in a broadcast on 1 January 1939 by the Radio Orchestra conducted by the composer, as the only recorded example of the composer interpreting one of his own works. [3] He maintained a slow tempo professionally, with "unforced rubato", [3] creating a solemn, singing string sound.
Fry was percussionist on the Beatles' "A Day In The Life", contributing timpani to the song's two orchestral climaxes. [1] He also played in various other recordings including TV and movie soundtracks, and as Tristan was the timpanist with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra he has performed on many of their recorded works and ...