Eight Pieces for Four Timpani by Elliot Carter is a collection of 8 movements of various styles that are a standard of timpani repertoire. This collection is not designed to be played as an entire 8 movement work, rather, Carter suggests performing movements as solo works, or no more than 4 movements at a time.
Each movement employs advanced techniques and musical content, including glissandi, playing with different implements, metric modulation, special muting techniques for creating overtones, and more.
Movements from Eight Pieces for Four Timpani are commonly used for college percussion programs as jury pieces, recital works, and audition repertoire. This is a must have for college percussionists, as they will surely be required to perform a work from this at some point in their career.
