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The slow movement opens with a distant trumpet call, with both timpani playing quietly. This presents an ominous feel; the introduction closely resembles an approaching, marching army . Soon the strings play an eerie, shimmering accompaniment to this scene.
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 ...
Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra is a timpani concerto by Marcus Paus, written for the 250th anniversary of Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.It was first performed by Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton on 19 February 2015 with Håkon Kartveit (principal timpanist of Bergen Philharmonic) as Soloist.
Concerto for Six Timpani and Orchestra (1790s) [1] Christoph Graupner. Symphony for 2 horns, timpani and strings; Werner Thärichen. Timpani Concerto Op. 34 (1954) William Kraft. Concerto No. 1 for Timpani and Orchestra (1984) [2] Concerto No. 2 for Timpani and Orchestra ("The Grand Encounter") (2005) Gordon Jacob. Concerto for Timpani & Band ...
The Allegro vivace finale features a series of solos, effectively a sonata rondo before the coda for full orchestra. [3] The Concerto, along with his Petite Symphonie Concertante, has proved to be one of Martin's most enduring works, having been recorded several times since its premiere at Bern under the German conductor Luc Balmer in October ...
A demonic California dad has been arrested for allegedly beheading his 1-year-old son Friday in an early-morning frenzy of violence that also injured his wife and her mother, according to police.
The people in Donald Trump’s orbit are floating some dramatic ideas that would remake the way banks are regulated. There are lots of questions about whether any of the ideas will come to pass.
Full-throated and hymnic, this piece is a smooth, continuous stream of similar melodic phrases that flow into and out of each other. Sibelius was a violinist and knew how to compose for strings. A "seamless repeated melody" is played by the strings and answered in the last four bars by the timpani, in an almost religious statement in a world ...