A timpani concerto is piece of

music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...

written for

timpani Timpani (; ) or kettledrums (also informally called timps) are musical instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum categorised as a hemispherical drum, they consist of a membrane called a head stretched over a large bowl traditionally ...

with

orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...

l or band accompaniment. It is usually in three parts or

movements Movement may refer to: Common uses * Movement (clockwork), the internal mechanism of a timepiece * Motion, commonly referred to as movement Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * "Movement" (short story), a short story by Nancy Fu ...

. The first timpani concertos were written in the Baroque and Classical periods of music. Important concertos from these eras include Johann Fischer's Symphony for Eight Timpani and

Georg Druschetzky Jiří Družecký (german: Georg Druschetzky, also known as Giorgio Druschetzky, also Druzechi, Druzecky, Druschetzki, Držecky, Truschetzki; 7 April 1745, Jemníky – 21 June 1819, Budapest) was a Czech composer, oboist, and timpanist. Life and ...

's Concerto for Six Timpani. During the

Romantic Period Romanticism (also known as the Romantic movement or Romantic era) was an artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate ...

, the timpani concerto was largely ignored. The timpani concerto was revived in the 20th century and the timpani concerto repertoire increased significantly. Timpani concerto set-ups can range anywhere from a normal set of 4(32", 29", 26", 23") to 16+ Drums, some of which are smaller than 20" or larger than 32".

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Johann Christian Fischer 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. Employed as a music copyist and theatre director for the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin at Ludwi ...

**Symphony for Eight Obbligato Timpani (probably 1780s), first known concerto for timpani *

**Concerto for Six Timpani and Orchestra (1790s) * Christoph Graupner **Symphony for 2 horns, timpani and strings * Werner Thärichen **Timpani Concerto Op. 34 (1954) *

William Kraft William Kraft (September 6, 1923 – February 12, 2022) was an American composer, conductor, teacher, timpanist, and percussionist. Biography Early life and education (1923–1954) Kraft was born in Chicago, Illinois. He was awarded two Anton Seid ...

**Concerto No. 1 for Timpani and Orchestra (1984) **Concerto No. 2 for Timpani and Orchestra ("The Grand Encounter") (2005) *

Gordon Jacob Gordon Percival Septimus Jacob CBE (5 July 18958 June 1984) was an English composer and teacher. He was a professor at the Royal College of Music in London from 1924 until his retirement in 1966, and published four books and many articles about ...

** Concerto for Timpani & Band (1984) *

Kurt Schwertsik Kurt Schwertsik (born 25 June 1935) is an Austrian contemporary composer. He is known for creating the "Third Viennese School" and spreading contemporary classical music. Life Schwertsik was born in Vienna. A pupil of Joseph Marx and Karl Schis ...

**Timpani Concerto (1987-88) *

James Oliverio James Oliverio is an American composer of film scores and contemporary classical music. Biography Oliverio was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied composition at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Oliverio later moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where h ...

**Timpani Concerto No. 1 (''The Olympian'') (1990) **''Dynasty'' (double timpani concerto) (2011) *

Mauricio Kagel Mauricio Raúl Kagel (; 24 December 1931 – 18 September 2008) was an Argentine-German composer. Biography Kagel was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, into an Ashkenazi Jewish family that had fled from Russia in the 1920s . He studied music, his ...

**Konzertstück for Timpani and Orchestra (1990-92) * Philip Glass **

Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra The Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra is a double timpani concerto written by Philip Glass in 2000. It is paired with the Cello Concerto on ''Vol. I'' of Glass' '' Concerto Project'', a set of eight concerti by the composer. A typic ...

(2000) * Russell Peck **Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra (Harmonic Rhythm) (2000) *

Russell Peterson Russell Wilbur Peterson (October 3, 1916 – February 21, 2011) was an American scientist and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He served as Governor of Delaware as a member of the Republican Party. An influential environmentalist, he serv ...

**Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra (2002) * Michael Daugherty **'' Raise the Roof'' (2003) * Ney Rosauro **Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra (2003) * James Boznos **Concerto for Timpani, Roto-toms and Orchestra op.7 (2003) **Concerto Nr.2 “Pavilions” op. 20, for extended timpani, orchestra and mp3 (2019) * Lee Actor **Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra (2005) *

Jeff Tyzik Jeff Tyzik (born August 1, 1951) is an American conductor, arranger, and trumpeter. He has recorded jazz albums as a soloist and arranged pop and jazz music for orchestras. Early life and education Tyzik, born in Hyde Park, New York, started pl ...

**Concerto for Timpani (2009) *

John Psathas John Psathas, (born Ioannis Psathas, el, Ιωάννης Ψάθας; 1966) is a New Zealand composer. He has works in the repertoire of such high-profile musicians as Evelyn Glennie, Michael Houstoun, Michael Brecker, Joshua Redman and the Ne ...

**Planet Damnation for timpani and orchestra (2012) *

Kalevi Aho Kalevi Ensio Aho (born 9 March 1949) is a Finnish composer. Early years Aho began his interest in music at the age of ten, when he discovered a mandolin in his home and began to teach himself how to play it. He soon was taken under the tutelag ...

**Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra (2015) *

Marcus Paus Marcus Nicolay Paus (; born 14 October 1979) is a Norwegian composer and one of the most performed contemporary Scandinavian composers. As a classical contemporary composer he is noted as a representative of a reorientation toward tradition, tonal ...

** Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra (2015) * Nick Woud ** Timpani Concerto (Concerto Lirico) (2020)

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