Which timpani mallets are best? Timpani drums have a resonant sound that adds power to an orchestral piece. However, it is not solely the drums that provide the distinctive sound. The timpani mallets ...

Choosing the best timpani mallets for the kind of music you’re playing is vital. Different styles of timpani mallets determine the tone you’ll produce when you play the timpani. With well over two ...

This article was published 20/12/2013 (4368 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. A Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) musician said playing the drums is more than just hitting the ...

In the Spark episode “Work in Progress,” go behind the scenes with the San Francisco Symphony in the rehearsal of a groundbreaking new work for timpani and orchestra by renowned composer William Kraft ...

Martha Hitchens who lives in Philadelphia, USA, is a leading player of the timpani- those copper drums that make that big booming sound in an orchestra, but as she tells Outlook's Tara Gadomski, she's ...