This latest work in the Meredith Music master class series presents a
comprehensive, interpretive analysis and performance guide of three
legendary compositions for timpani and percussion. Together, Morris
Lang, Charles Dowd, and Anthony J. Cirone have put a lifetime of
performance and study experience into an extensive volume featuring
Eight Pieces for Four Timpani by Elliott Carter, Concertino for
Percussion and Small Orchestra by Darius Milhaud and l'Histoire du
Soldat by Igor Stravinsky. This in-depth, one-of-a-kind publication
includes: corrections of wrong notes, rhythms, phrasings, and dynamics;
far-reaching suggestions on interpretation; revised notation when
original music was difficult to read; suggested muffling to enhance
interpretation; additional articulations when appropriate; suggested
sticking to increase musical phrasing; historical references.