He specifies that the timpani be played con sordino in a section of the piece. |
Concertos for the timpani or kettledrums, the big boys of the orchestra, are certainly unusual but not entirely neglected. |
In this section, the string parts are filled with acciaccaturas, whereas the brass section and the timpani are rampant and adrenaline-pumping. |
The finale burns down the barn with sennets and tuckets from the trumpets, echoed rhythmically by the timpani. |
Not knowing which of them wrote what, I can only report that the pit contained two cellos, one double-bass, solo woodwind, brass and timpani. |
The sound of mandolin, crumhorns, bassoons, recorders, and various timpani, being woven into a rock structure is simply a joy to behold. |