@zzzzzzzzzz202 Hey there! I don't have a specific technique which could fit into a certain kind of way of playing. But I feel my playing has been influenced a lot by the Berlin Philharmonic timpanists, Rainer Seegers foremost. Go to the Berlin Phil channel and see some great timpanism!!! :-) All the best from Helsinki
...a more brilliant and lighter sound which suits the musical excerpts here better (for my taste). Like youngergermanpope said, one must vary one's sound according to different pieces from different eras. Come on tiiiiiiiiiimp, you wouldn't seriously start to play beethoven or mozart with your "fundamental sound", would you? If you have the answer for the perfect sound then could you please post it here as a video comment/reply? I would love to hear what your thoughts are.
Dear tiiiiiiiiiimp, you obviosly are limited with your idea how timpani should sound to one ideal one. First of all timpani is not a bass instrument, it's in the same register as cello and bassoon, so I don't strive primarilly for a "fundamental/most resonant sound" or whatever you might want to call it. In this clip I play with quite a neutral and a bit light sound which can be more easily coloured through technique, choice of sticks and varying the playing spot closer to the rim to get....
well you hit too much towards the edge, so there is a lot of ring, not enough fundamental sound from the "center" of the drum, also the sound doesn't quite come out from the 2nd lowest drum when you were playing soft...
@tiiiiiiiiiimp do you even know how to play on calf heads? Much different than playing on plastic shit... The sound gripes you hear are from his camera, not from his playing. He`s the timpani of the Finnish National Opera for a reason.
@youngergermanpope I don't think you actually understand what I mean by "thin", it has nothing to do with the mallet, but his problem was that the drum doesn't pronounce very well, this way he couldn't even cut through the brass.
@Moussorgsky1 Thanks! They're original Günter Ringers in the middle and an original Ludwig Ringer with calfo heads and Kato sticks. Equipment can't get much better than this... :-)
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Hi. You're technique is very good. But I must say. Did you even practice? Or are you showing you are a good sight reader? The rhythms at 2:20 are written as triplets all the way through. You played a tap triplet pattern. Sorry bro. Idk how you made it to finals. Cheerio! 5 STARS!!!
@azndrumm3r Yo homie, when on the job one can't be looking at the instruments, but at the music and the conductor in front. And about the triplets, I deliberately cut one away so I can emphasize the rhythm and the theme (which everyone else is playing) when moving from c to g and back. It's called musical interpretation, have another listen to it along with a score and you might learn some! And in this occasion throw your snare rudiments to the bin, they're not ment for timpani playing....
what technique are you using? it looks and sounds awesome
zzzzzzzzzz202 2 months ago
@zzzzzzzzzz202 Hey there! I don't have a specific technique which could fit into a certain kind of way of playing. But I feel my playing has been influenced a lot by the Berlin Philharmonic timpanists, Rainer Seegers foremost. Go to the Berlin Phil channel and see some great timpanism!!! :-) All the best from Helsinki
finnishredder 2 months ago
...a more brilliant and lighter sound which suits the musical excerpts here better (for my taste). Like youngergermanpope said, one must vary one's sound according to different pieces from different eras. Come on tiiiiiiiiiimp, you wouldn't seriously start to play beethoven or mozart with your "fundamental sound", would you? If you have the answer for the perfect sound then could you please post it here as a video comment/reply? I would love to hear what your thoughts are.
finnishredder 2 months ago
Dear tiiiiiiiiiimp, you obviosly are limited with your idea how timpani should sound to one ideal one. First of all timpani is not a bass instrument, it's in the same register as cello and bassoon, so I don't strive primarilly for a "fundamental/most resonant sound" or whatever you might want to call it. In this clip I play with quite a neutral and a bit light sound which can be more easily coloured through technique, choice of sticks and varying the playing spot closer to the rim to get....
finnishredder 2 months ago
well you hit too much towards the edge, so there is a lot of ring, not enough fundamental sound from the "center" of the drum, also the sound doesn't quite come out from the 2nd lowest drum when you were playing soft...
tiiiiiiiiiimp 3 months ago
@tiiiiiiiiiimp do you even know how to play on calf heads? Much different than playing on plastic shit... The sound gripes you hear are from his camera, not from his playing. He`s the timpani of the Finnish National Opera for a reason.
youngergermanpope 2 months ago
@youngergermanpope his sound is definitely too “thin", this is very obvious!
tiiiiiiiiiimp 2 months ago
@tiiiiiiiiiimp Because that's the sound you look for in Beethoven, you don't want a Mahler-esque mallet. It's a classical composition.
youngergermanpope 2 months ago
@youngergermanpope I don't think you actually understand what I mean by "thin", it has nothing to do with the mallet, but his problem was that the drum doesn't pronounce very well, this way he couldn't even cut through the brass.
tiiiiiiiiiimp 2 months ago
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This is really good. You should post it on the Musical Overture site so more recruiters and conductors will see it.
tblowry 6 months ago
Those are beautiful timpani, my friend.
Moussorgsky1 1 year ago
@Moussorgsky1 Thanks! They're original Günter Ringers in the middle and an original Ludwig Ringer with calfo heads and Kato sticks. Equipment can't get much better than this... :-)
finnishredder 1 year ago
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Hi. You're technique is very good. But I must say. Did you even practice? Or are you showing you are a good sight reader? The rhythms at 2:20 are written as triplets all the way through. You played a tap triplet pattern. Sorry bro. Idk how you made it to finals. Cheerio! 5 STARS!!!
azndrumm3r 1 year ago
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1111president 1 year ago
@azndrumm3r Yo homie, when on the job one can't be looking at the instruments, but at the music and the conductor in front. And about the triplets, I deliberately cut one away so I can emphasize the rhythm and the theme (which everyone else is playing) when moving from c to g and back. It's called musical interpretation, have another listen to it along with a score and you might learn some! And in this occasion throw your snare rudiments to the bin, they're not ment for timpani playing....
finnishredder 1 year ago 2
@finnishredder Well spoken!
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youngergermanpope 10 months ago
great job! i'm sure you will travel to sydney =D
congratulations for a spanish bassoonist see my video and vote it if you like
thanks!
adri894oo 1 year ago
excellent!
timpaninixu 1 year ago
@timpaninixu Kiitti Nixu!
finnishredder 1 year ago
Exellent work Samuli!
eskosavioja 1 year ago
@eskosavioja Dänks!
finnishredder 1 year ago