Carter 4 Pieces for 4 Timpani March

[alicelerobo]

Wow, I played this for a scholarship audition and I rewatched it after I sent it off, I played this piece way too fast. And I think I did those septuplets too fast, making that next section incredibly hard. Oh how I lament not having a camera of my own to learn these things in advance!

[9098643879]

youre cute.

[linguamortua]

At least I'm not a hack : )

[Houdini3241874]

i like the towel technique. I played this bout 5 years back, took a while to learn. Nice job! I just used mutes, fun to play I thought

[linguamortua]

Thanks for watching. I stole that towel technique from Jonathan Haas ; )

[wewillS0AR]

wats the towel technique?

[Houdini3241874]

in the piece, all timps need to be muted at the end. He had rolled up towels that acted as mutes. A very cool thing. When I did it, I had mutes on the timps that I had to put on. It's a tough piece

[lhdl0809]

could u tell me where i could find this peice

[lhdl0809]

what is this peice called??

[linguamortua]

"March" from "Four Pieces for Four Timpani" (It is now 8 Pieces for 4 Timpani) by Elliott Carter.

[jjmsmusic]

The rhythms in this piece are weird. I'd like to see the sheet music for this some day :P

well done by the way, it looks terrifyingly hard.

[linguamortua]

It takes a good looking at it, but it becomes kinda embedded in you at some point. It's probably no the best performance of it, but it's alright. I'm happy with it. Thanks for watching!

[paukenkiger]

you play well, it's the piece that sucks.

[linguamortua]

LOL! Thanks for watching!

[endicottchica]

oh dear... i've got 16 days to learn this for an audish...

muffling it towards the end is the hardest part!

nice job though :)

[linguamortua]

Thank you and GOOD LUCK!!!

[jakubrox19]

y arent u using french grip??

[linguamortua]

Why should I? There's plenty of alternative ways of playing, but I don't think I would approach the Carters with French grip. Is there are reason why you think I should? I'm really curious to know, and I'm not being sarcastic. Seriously. Thank you for watching!

[someguy4421]

i luv this solo!

[linguamortua]

It's the ish!

[someguy4421]

i kno right!

[poss09]

I love the unique way of dampening!!

[linguamortua]

LOL! I stole that from Jonathan Haas. Thanks for watching.

[whatitisyo3]

downstroke... downstroke.... downstroke.... downstroke.... damn...

[linguamortua]

Hmmm, are you trying to give me a lesson or something? A bit confused here.

[LilJapBoi]

Rhythmic accuracy is spot on. (but when it wasn't you had to be listening very carefully to hear it.) GOOD JOB!

[linguamortua]

Thank you, and thanks for watching =)

[floklinger]

very nice.

i play this piece, currently.

you don´t play any doubles, although very smooth. =)

weird damping-technique ^^

greetings from vienna

[linguamortua]

Thank you very much for watching!!!

[leewhyme]

you take such an aggressive approach to playing. it seems to choke up the timpani a lot, especially throughout this piece. loosen up and lift.

[linguamortua]

I wouldn't judge the sound of this vid since it was taken with a household camera and not some fancy schmancy $1000 mic. And yes, I tend to play a bit aggressive, but I think for pieces like this it kinda calls for it. I'm not playing Mozart you know what I mean? I do appreciate your comments though and thanks for watching. Take it easy :)

[0RlGINs]

wow you're good. very good!

[datimpster]

Very nice playing.

[linguamortua]

Thank you very much.

[NewPhantom9399]

Joaquin is AWESOME!

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[M249M4A1]

Very nice video you have here. I'm working on a remix right now and I decided to go for the orchestra genre. You're work is excellent and really gives me a great idea of how a timpani can be used. Thank you very much and again, great work!

[linguamortua]

Thank you. But as far as the use of timpani on this piece must be credited to Elliott Carter since he is the composer. Good luck to you my friend :)

[VioletxVamp]

I just started playing timpani and I absolutley love it. You did an amazing job. I hope I can get that good someday.

[linguamortua]

Ah, thank you very much for the kind words. You can probably get better than me :) PRACTICE!!!

[smeezh]

nice job! i had to watch a section because i'm playing it tomorrow (today) for a recital and i could never get it down until now. thanks!

[linguamortua]

Thanks for watching! Good luck!

[SolidMixer]

Hey, thanks for the comment on my video. Actually, I watched yours when I first saw the requirements and March was on my list. I was really impressed wth the towels but didn't think I could pull it off in an audition setting. The mutes I used were sew-on elbow pads attatched to strings on the drum and seemed to work quite well.

Thanks for the inspiration!

[NameSupplied]

impressed mate. Keep up the good work

[aberfitch3]

why do you play on there very hard skins also with hard sticks? this doesnt sound nice...

[linguamortua]

The timpani I played on were the only available, and the piece calls for certain notes played with the "butts" of the mallet. I think of it as a sort of battle of timbres trying to achieve supremacy of the march. It's just a thought. Thanks for watching even if it did not please you. Have a good one.

[SolidMixer]

The video quality sorta sucks. I'm sure it sounded better in-performance. I taped my solo contest entry once, and it sounded like the room was humming.

[jts42192]

pretty good. but i hate the tone those heads get especially with those mallets you should really considerd swithching to remo renisance weatherkings.

[dudemarian01]

sweet, good job.

[gregakendall]

I played this for a music scholarship audition when I was applying to colleges. This piece was crazy because of the mixed meters and the constant flipping of sticks. Cheers to you for pulling it off gracefully.

[linguamortua]

Thank you very much.

[imagenius128]

it took me awhile to figure out you were using the butt of the stick. makes for an interesting sounds, nice job!

[linguamortua]

Ha! Yes it does. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[OpsTeam14]

im a percussionist. i kind of play a litte of everything(to the point of where im satisfied where i can play it). that was a very nice timpani song. good job.

[linguamortua]

Thanks.

[wilsonkm]

Good job!

[linguamortua]

Thank you very much.

[hussainimiswan101]

Wat a perfect performance.Whan u play the timpani is like i'm havin a war of justice.HAHAHAHA

[rodp999]

I dont play timpani; i mainly do brass and wind, but that looked difficult. But very good. well done

[linguamortua]

Thanks dude :)

[mrgll]

Can someone tell me what the point of this is? Kettle drums should never be played on their own. Ever.

[linguamortua]

Someone once said, "It's like musical masturbation"... Basically, the pieces are extremely fun to play. As far as how they stand alone... well, obviously I did not manage to sell that to you. Maybe some other performer will... Although part of me agrees with the function of kettledrums as a harmonic anchor within a piece... All this melodic writing for timpani seems not very characteristic of the instrument... I guess it is stuff to think and talk about. Greetings from California :)

[MetropolisRacing]

Are you a musician?

[linguamortua]

I think so, but more importantly is what your perception of me is. So you tell me whether or not you think I am a musician.

[guitarjc]

definatley a musician

[Rubenzr]

excelent!!!you play very well, congratulation!

what kind of timpani are?

rock on

Ruben

[linguamortua]

They are Walter Lights... some 70's model, I don't remember the exact model.

[coltman]

i've never thought of rolling out a cloth to dampen before. interesting! have you seen many others use that technique? sounds good man

[linguamortua]

I learned that trick from Jonathan Haas ;)

[didoipod]

You're good, congratulations, you can be a good classic percussionist.

[linguamortua]

Thank you very much :)

[JimTL1000R]

good stuff. I always thought if you added a bass drum beat to those rythms it would sound unreal.

[caranderik]

es una pieza muy compleja.

[reddphoxx]

I noticed that your sticks might be falling apart at the heads(the cotton) .....something that I learned from my teacher that if you cut nylon panties into little squares and then rubberband them onto the heads of the sticks last soo much longer..and they stay lookin cool. :)

[linguamortua]

lol, I guess I better hit up Victoria's Secret then. Thanks for the tip :)

[loho174]

fantastic choice of music to play and a fantastic timpanist..rock on.

[linguamortua]

Thank you very much :)

[timpanister73]

Remember to keep the pulse going during the stick flips. Tempo could be a little faster.

[stevetaylorkimball]

You are a great timpanist. Well done.

[linguamortua]

Thank you very much, and thank you for watching :)

[craparoni]

woah i'm thinking the timpani heads got some damage after that. you're hitting pretty hard, even when you're using the other end.

[linguamortua]

No, the heads were fine. LOL. I don't know why people always feel like I play too loud. Have you ever seen Berlin Philharmonic play? The heads can take serious beatings obviously. I don't know. I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder. Thanks for watching!

[agust777]

NICE! Just sometimes it felt to loud, but overall great job man!

[linguamortua]

Thank you for watching, I tend to be a bit aggressive and rough at times... but I kinda like it.

[yusak3173]

what timpani mallets were u using?

[linguamortua]

They were some custom my teacher made for me. It was a pair of shafts from some Zildjian prototype mallet, plus his addition of mole skin and german felt on top of the existing mallet head or something of that sort. The head was between a goodman 3 and a holmes black.

[robins2399]

awesome job! such a fun piece to play. Very innovative on the towels to mute, but was there ever thought that they may mute to much? I've seen several ways to play it, most i've seen play with the circular dampeners, but very very well done!

[nautica85]

Killer mutes man, I made my own but we no where as smooth as yours. btw, its Eight Pieces for Four Timpani.

[linguamortua]

Correction, that's how it's published, but if you read Carter's directions he only wants 4 performed at a time! Since there were 4 pieces originally.

[nautica85]

Which other three did you perform?

[linguamortua]

Saeta, Canaries, & Improvisation.

[nautica85]

Canaries is a great one too, I've always wanted to see Improvisation performed. . .way to go man, congrats.

[skidrum11]

Those are interesting towel-mutes...kinda cool how they just roll out....did the piece call for that much muting?

[linguamortua]

Yes. I actually got that tip from Jonathan Haas at one of his master classes.

[unbekannt86]

I study Timpani/classical Percussion at the Highshool of Music in Hannover (Germany).

Looking forward for your next vids ;)

[theothepatmian]

good job dude, but i think you need to flip the stick in the rolling section cause your coming out to late just watch out for that

btw how did you make those mutes they work really well

[linguamortua]

They are plain old hand towels :) Thanks for watching.

[unbekannt86]

ok first: sorry for my english, im from germany...

Well played, but there are some things you should watch:

- The B on the 2nd lowest timpani is to low

- it sais: MEDIUM hard timpani sticks, theese are to hard

- If you change from head to butt you loose the time!!

- Memodrumcorp and percussionist07 are right ;-)

[linguamortua]

Entschuldigen Sie mein Deutsch... Du bist rechts. Nächst misst Zeit ich werde nehmen alle diese hilfreichen Bemerkungen und werde sie nach meiner Leistung benutzen. Was machen Sie in Deutschland? ... musikalischen sprechen.... bis dann, Tschüss.

[linguamortua]

Danke schön, und danke für zuschauen. Was machen Sie in Deutschland? ... Musikalisch sprechen. Bis dann, Tschüss.

[sanctusignis]

Another great one, man!

So what mallets did you use for these pieces? If I'm not mistaken, for this it looks like you're using the Vic Firth ET3 Staccato. Those are great mallets, I have the full line-up. Quality product.

[linguamortua]

Actually, these were Zildjian prototypes that my teacher had, and he custom made the felt heads. They were seriously are a very versatile pair of mallets.

[memodrumcorp]

Hello, I think you have forgotten an important thing on the interpretation. It is the different types of articulations for the sound. In the very first staff you have stacatto and tenutto in both hands. Each hand should make the appropiated movement for every kind of articulation, I mean, for an stacatto strike your left hand should make a short and fast movement, and your right hand for the tenutto should make a deep, slow and relaxes movement

[scizatt]

im actually gonna use this peice as part of my try out for the studio at UNT, and i'd be rather satisfied if i knew it this well.

[scizatt]

nice work. the only thing i'd say is make sure you dont over emphasize the accents.

[Percussionist07]

The difference between the head and butt does not come through well in your performance. Perhaps using a softer timpani mallet would help this. The "changing of sounds" mentioned above is actually written, that is what the "head" and "butt" change is all about. Also, playing some the written dynamics and tempos would also add to your performance quality. Slamming the "head" notes does not allow for contrast between the butt and head timbres.

[xmaxxunlimitedx]

lol he has no idea what hes talking about, he likes slipknot

[linguamortua]

Thanks for backing me up :) LOL

[slipknot5026]

yea but it would be better if there were changes

[linguamortua]

LOL Alright, whatever floats your boat. Thanks for replying.

[slipknot5026]

all of them

[linguamortua]

Why would I change the sounds? It's not written like that and it is not an improvised solo. Even the improvisation is written out. I guess I can't win them all. Thanks for watching though.

[slipknot5026]

not hard man

you dont even change your sounds man

[linguamortua]

What do you mean by change sounds? Pitches? Timbres?

[Duke1324]

Well played! I'm playing this for my solo at PASIC 2006 in high school individuals.

[linguamortua]

Awesome. I hope I can make it. Man, when I was in high school I couldn't even play stuff like this. More power to ya. Hopefully I can watch you at PASIC.