Hi I need the exact percussion requirements for the following scores please!!

Guido · May 04, 2008, 05:05:09 PM

Nielson Symphony no.3 (Espansiva)
Vaughan Williams the Wasps Overture
Ibert flute concerto

If anyone has the scores and knows the exact requirements for these, that would be absolutely magnificent.

Cheers

(poco) Sforzando · May 04, 2008, 05:28:06 PM

Quote from: Guido on May 04, 2008, 05:05:09 PM
Nielson Symphony no.3 (Espansiva)
Vaughan Williams the Wasps Overture
Ibert flute concerto

If anyone has the scores and knows the exact requirements for these, that would be absolutely magnificent.

Cheers

Nielsen - timps only
VW - timps, bd, cymbals, triangle
Ibert - don't have

You will have to settle for "fairly magnificent" rather than "absolutely."

Guido · May 04, 2008, 06:08:26 PM

Quote from: Sforzando on May 04, 2008, 05:28:06 PM
Nielsen - timps only
VW - timps, bd, cymbals, triangle
Ibert - don't have

You will have to settle for "fairly magnificent" rather than "absolutely."

Thankyou sir! Does it stipulate how many timpani in either score?

(poco) Sforzando · May 04, 2008, 07:30:45 PM

Quote from: Guido on May 04, 2008, 06:08:26 PM
Thankyou sir! Does it stipulate how many timpani in either score?

Both could be done with two, but:

Whereas VW calls for one pitch change (right after the start) and then stays constantly tuned to C-F, Nielsen is constantly asking for pitch adjustments, some with very little time allowed. (The 4th is even worse, where at times he seems almost to think of the timps as chromatic instruments.) I would say you'll need a player with a very good ear and a good set of pedal timpani.

Guido · May 05, 2008, 04:44:05 AM

Well I can have up to five, but that might be escessive. I have ordered four and the percussionist can request more if need be. Thank you very much for your help Sfz.

Incidentally what is the difference between fz and sfz?

(poco) Sforzando · May 05, 2008, 04:59:06 AM

Quote from: Guido on May 05, 2008, 04:44:05 AM
Incidentally what is the difference between fz and sfz?

An "s."

Guido · May 05, 2008, 05:45:25 AM

Quote from: Sforzando on May 05, 2008, 04:59:06 AM
An "s."

Oh yeah!! This is when my lack of music degree really shows through... usually I can get by, but that level of analysis can only be attained after several years of study and practice. Cheers!

(poco) Sforzando · May 05, 2008, 06:21:05 AM

Quote from: Guido on May 05, 2008, 05:45:25 AM
Oh yeah!! This is when my lack of music degree really shows through... usually I can get ny, but that level of analysis can only be attained after several years of study and practice. Cheers!

Seriously: the words forzare and sforzare are both legitimate Italian, and both mean to force. The noun is always forza, never sforza. Sforzare, I'm told, is a more intense verb than forzare, and sfz is probably more common in notation than fz.

Guido · May 05, 2008, 07:01:17 AM

Cheers for the clarification!