i know this is marimba message board. but this is my only online source to percussionists. so i was wondering, which movement from elliot carters eight pieces for timpani would be good for an undergrad audition?

thanks, and sorry again for the non marimba related question.

sa

I played Canaries and March on my senior recital. March is fun to play there is a stick flip or two and you have to muffel the heads with a felt cloth as you play. Canaries was dificult. There are a few difficult metric modulations but if you have a teacher, which I asume you do, he or she can help you through it. I enjoyed both pieces
Good Luck,
Chris

The Saeta, Improvisation, and Canaries are all good, but I would go with the March. I have studied this piece to death with many different timpanist. I actually used it for my audition that I had to do a few weeks back. If you would like some notes on the piece, email me: behzad_habibzai@hotmail.com.
First clue, the tuning is the same as the line, "I feel pretty" from West Side Story. Easy way to remember it. 🙂
~Behzad

March, it is considered a Masterpiece with great difficulty, of course considering its a Timpani piece..=^^=
It does impress people fast if done right.

May I suggest not playing march. The only problem is, everyone plays march. The people you will audition for will have heard the piece so many times that you will want to stick out. Canaries, Recitive and Saita arent as popular as March in terms of audition material is concerned. But that is just my opinion.

Thanks Al