Concerto for Timpani and Wind Orchestra

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Jeff Tyzik

Jeff Tyzik


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General Info

Year: 2009 / 2013
Duration: c. 24:35
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Jeff Tyzik
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - Unknown


Movements

1. Moderato e Rubato, Allegro Energico
2. Rubato, Adagio (Tempo di Blues)
3. Allgro a la Afro Cubano


Instrumentation

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Errata

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Program Notes

Tyzik’s Concerto for Timpani was commissioned for (and premièred by) Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Principal Timpanist Charles Ross. The concerto is a work in three movements. The first movement, Moderato e rubato, Allegro energico, follows the most traditional structure with a slow melodic opening followed by an energetic fanfare. The second movement, Rubato, Adagio (Tempo di Blues), pays homage to Ross and Tyzik’s jazz backgrounds, with the solo timpani part emulating a jazz bass line. The final movement, Allegro a la Afro Cubano, features Afro-Cuban and Asian influenced melodies with a solo timpani cadenza that leads into a call-and-response section with the percussion section.

- Program Note from U.S. Marine Band concert program, 5 February 2023


Commercial Discography

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