Series Timpani Solo. Grade 3-4 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied). This collection of solos ranges in difficulty level from grade 3-4 and is ideally suited to festival, recital, and lesson use. Eac...
These eight grade 3-4 snare drum duets will provide intermediate drummers with a musical challenge and at the same time be fun to perform. Perfect for contests and recitals.
Designed for educators, students and professionals, this comprehensive manual explains the history, equipment, and performance techniques for snare drum, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, instruments, impr...
S.A.T.B., with Piano or Organ
This collection is unique in that depending on the tempo selected, the solo can be a grade 1, grade 2 or grade 3. Therefore, the three solos equate to nine solos depending on the chosen tempo. These w...
This set of challenging solos is based upon the orchestral style of snare drum performance. While abundant accents and dynamic changes are provided in every selection, sticking indications have been l...
Series Timpani Solo. Grade 3+ Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied)
Series Timpani Solo. Grade 4 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied)
This original explores an exciting array of musical concepts, including tempo changes, mixed meters, metric modulations, dynamic contrasts, and melodic fragments. They all come together in a grade 5 t...
Series Timpani Solo. Grade 3 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied)
Series Timpani Solo. Grade 6 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied)
The music in this unique work may be used in three ways: (1) the snare drum solo may be played alone; (2) the timpani solo may be played alone; (3) the snare drum and timpani solo may be played togeth...
Concerto for Timpani and Percussion Ensemble by John Beck is a large work for percussion ensemble and begins with a slow introduction that accels into a short ad-libbed cadenza. Following the cadenza...
Grade 4 Features Snare Drum Solo (Unaccompanied)
Grade 3-4 Features Snare Drum Solo (Unaccompanied). Intermediate players are provided with a musically rewarding experience throughout these ten solos. The hand-to-hand style will establish skills pla...
Grade 5 Features Snare Drum Solo (Unaccompanied). This grade 5 piece explores the musical, technical and sound potential of the snare drum. Movements include; Andante, Allegro, and Presto, and will sh...
Designed for recital and contest performance as single selections, these challenging solos demand careful attention to articulations and dynamics for best results. Recommended sticking indications are...
John Ness Beck's A New Heart Will I Give You for TTBB choir with Organ accompaniment. Text adapted from Ezekiel. This piece is dedicated to Norman Staiger and the Ohio State University Men's GleeClub...
For SATB Choir, Organ (or Piano) and optional Brass Sextet. Brass Parts available: GS80102
Appropriate for any occasion or a national emphasis service, here's a fine 'jewel' from John Ness Beck. Based on 'Hyfrydol', this anthem is timeless. New brass and percussion arrangements from John Pu...
A delightful setting of the Psalm 67 by John Ness Beck, for SATB Choir with Organ or Piano accompaniment. The piece begins in a gentle, reverent tranquility with hushed dynamics, gradually building in...
For SATB Choir with Organ accompaniment.
For Full Chorus of Mixed Voices and Flute, with Piano, Organ or Harp optional.
SATB, with Piano or Organ
These six grade 5+ works by legendary timpanist John H. Beck are unique and will challenge any advanced players as they work to perfect their playing and improvisation skills. Ideal for recital and ju...
For six players. Instrumentation: bells, maracas, triangle, guiro, snare drum, timpani, hand claps.
A supplementary text that provides excellent technical studies dealing with snare drum rolls and embellishments.
Sonata for Timpani is composed in three movements Mysteriously, Jazz-Like and Fast and includes unusual techniques like striking the bowl of the timpani, rolling between two drums, striking the timpan...
Series Timpani Solo. Grade 4 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied) . This dynamic, contest-calibre solo for grade 4 timpanists features the traditional technique of crossing one mallet over the other...
In this challenging duet, a simple fugue is taken through a series of intriguing variations. Midway through the piece, a brief improvisation for each player provides an opportunity to show off their m...
This timpani duet is a contemporary portrayal of an increasingly animated conversation between two people. As the players communicate through their drums, a variety of solo, tutti and call-and-respons...
Written for four timpani, this composition confronts the advanced performer with various musical challenges such as dynamics, sticking, tuning, mallet, tempo, time signature, and musical style changes...
This is ideal for recitals, and showcases each player's skills. The use of timpani gives the middle section a rather serious, symphonic character, while the improvisation section gives players a chanc...
This grade 5+ piece is like a conversation between two people. The question is played by player 1 and answered by player 2. Since each player has different drums, like humans, their voices are differe...
This grade 5 percussion trio functions much like a jazz trio. The tune is played with variations, followed by a section for improvisation, and then finishes with the tune again to bring it to a happy...
As the title indicates, this challenging workout is a fun-loving exploration of the almighty 8th note in a variety of patterns and textures. Complete with setup and performance suggestions, it's writt...
Featuring the rudiments, flourishes and march tempo of Revolution-era military music, this was written to commemorate America's Bicentennial celebration in 1976.
Each of the five solos in this exciting set features the authentic sounds of various styles of drumming -- American colonial, Swiss Basel, Scottish highland, big band swing, and contemporary drum corp...
This grade 4+ contest-worthy solo utilizes the two basic sounds produced by playing on the snare drum head and rim. It really can be considered a mini multiple percussion solo since it features some v...
Written for the senior recital of one of John's students at Eastman, this rudimental snare drum trio focuses on the interactions between players as they negotiate a series of dramatic tutti and imitat...
This is a classic arrangement of a classic carol by a truly classic choral writer! This arrangement is from the Newly Discovered Treasure series of John Ness Beck classics, carefully scored by John Ta...