No orchestra takes the first as fast as the marked 100; timpanists couldn't buy insurance for brachial failure from the prescribed flailing.
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Here thetimpanistsupplies the work's anarchic element.
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Five players (including thetimpanist) are required.
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He spent 25 years in the orchestra, the first eight as a member of the percussion section, and the remaining 17 as principaltimpanist.
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In addition to a pedal, high-end instruments have a hand-operated fine tuner, which allows thetimpanistto make minute pitch adjustments.
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In that episode, she was also thetimpanistfor the school's orchestra.
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He began a 27-year stint as principaltimpanistafter his father's death in 1952.
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When a femaletimpaniststarts her part, he looks enviously at her and mutters every time he looks back at her.
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However, the choice of stick during a performance is entirely subjective and depends on the timpanist's own preference and occasionally the wishes of the conductor.
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When the desired pitch is achieved, thetimpanistmust then reengage the clutch.
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Thetimpanistmust first disengage the clutch before using the pedal to tune the drum.
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Haas, who began his career as a solotimpanistin 1980, is notable for performing music from many genres including jazz, rock, and classical.
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This partial premiere went poorly due to a misunderstanding in the timpanist's score.
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However, when appointed to a principal timpani chair in a professional ensemble, atimpanistis not normally required to play any other instruments.
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Composers began to write increasingly involved parts for the timpani and sought ways to challenge thetimpanist, both technically and melodically.
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