Professor of Percussion at Indiana University, John Tafoya, offers his insight and experience in this comprehensive book with CD-ROM, which gives the working timpanist a practical approach to preparing audition excerpts. An invaluable resource, this book contains carefully illustrated excerpts, insightful photos, and timpani parts on the CD-ROM. Included are 22 of the most frequently requested timpani audition excerpts and useful performance practices for the student and the professional timpanist. A must for all timpanists!

Introduction and Acknowledgements
Timpani Mallet Chart
Further Clarification o Mallet Descriptions
Mozart: Symphony No. 39
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Beethoven: Symphony No.7
Beethoven Symphony No. 8
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Brahms: symphony No. 1
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet/ Overture Fantasy
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses
Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Richard Strauss: Burleske for Piano and Orchestra
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
William Schuman: New England Triptych
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
Wagner: Siegfried's Funeral March from Gotterdammerung
Recommended Recordings
A Sample of Today's Timpani Manufacturers
Orchestral Timpani Audition Repertoire Listing
Preparing for an Audition
Preparing for the First Rehearsal
About the Author