Seven Solo Dances for the Advanced Timpanist
General Info
Year: 1975
Publisher : Southern Music
Difficulty: Advanced
ISBN: 978-1-5810-6337-0
Cost: $11.75
Instrumentation
Song List
1. Opening Toccata
2. Minuet
3. Beguine and Samba
4. Polka
5. Ballade
6. 5/8 Dance
7. Rock Stock
Description
Seven Solo Dances by George Frock will give any timpanist a wide range of options when it comes to preparing a solo for auditions, contests, or recitals. Each movement presents its own special challenges. Opening Toccata is meant to be played as fast as possible; very acrobatic. Minuet emphasizes long, smooth lines with a few instant tuning changes. Beguine and Samba ups the ante on instant tuning changes, adding in Right Hand vs. Left Hand polyrhythms. Polka is nimble and light. Ballade demands a very high amount of control on the pedals. 5/8 Dance is rhythmically more complex than the other movements. Rock Stock is bombastic, asking players to use their hands and fingers as well.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Marimba Works
Concertino for Marimba and Piano
Mexican Variations
Snare Drum Works
Six Concert Solos for Snare Drum
Timpani Works
National Overture
Seven Solo Dances for the Advanced Timpanist
Percussion Ensemble Works
Fanfare Bravo - 15 Players
Chorale & Variations
Strike, Shake & Stomp
Textures - 7 Players
Three Asiatic Dances - 6 Players
Two Structures - 7 Players
Seventh Tries
With Other Instrument Works
Variations (Frock) - Multiple Percussion; Flute