Timpani Tone and the Interpretation of Baroque and Classical Music
explores the nature, production, and evolution of timpani tone and
provides insights into how to interpret the music of J. S. Bach,
Handel, Haydn, and Mozart. In drawing on 31 years of experience,
Steven L. Schweizer focuses on the components of timpani tone and
methods for producing it. In so doing, he discusses the importance
of timpani bowl type; mallets; playing style; physical gestures;
choice of drums; mallet grip; legato, marcato, and staccato
strokes; playing different parts of the timpano head; and
psychological openness to the music in effectively shaping and
coloring timpani parts.
In an acclaimed chapter on interpretation, Schweizer explores how
timpanists can use knowledge of the composer's style, psychology,
and musical intentions; phrasing and articulation; the musical
score; and a conductor's gestures to effectively and convincingly
play a part with emotional dynamism and power. The greater part of
the book is devoted to the interpretation of Baroque and Classical
orchestral and choral music. Meticulously drawing on original
sources and authoritative scores from the seventeenth through
nineteenth centuries, Schweizer convincingly demonstrates that
timpanists were capable of producing a broader range of timpani
tone earlier than is normally supposed. The increase in timpani
size, covered timpani mallets, and thinner timpani heads increased
the quality of timpani tone; therefore, today's timpanist's need
not be entirely concerned with playing with very articulate sticks.
In exhaustive sections on Bach, Handel, Haydn, and Mozart,
Schweizer takes the reader on an odyssey through the interpretation
of their symphonic and choral music.
Relying on Baroque and Classical performance practices, timpani
notation, the composer's musical style, and definitive scores, he
interprets timpani parts from major works of these composers.
Schweizer pays particular attention to timpani tone, articulation,
phrasing, and dynamic contouring: elements necessary to effectively
communicate their part to listeners.
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