Timpani Bibliography

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Timpani Acoustics And Construction

Anderson, Craig. The acoustics of timpani: An analysis of vibrating circular membranes. Northern Illinois University (Hg). Dekalb: (unpublished Thesis), 1978.

Benvenga, Nancy. “Timpani and the timpanist’s art: Musical and technical development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.” Ph.D. diss. (Musicology), Goteborg, Sweden: Goteborg University, 1979. Later published by Goteborg University, Dept. of Musicology, 1979, Studies from Goteborg University, Dept. of Musicology: 3.

Bertsch, Matthias. Vibration patterns and sound analysis of the Viennese Timpani. Vibration patterns and sound analysis of the Viennese Timpani. Stanzial, Domenico (Hg). Stanzial, Domenico (Hg). in: Proceedings of ISMA ‘2001 (International Symposium on Musical Acoustics). In: Proceedings of’2001 ISMA (International Symposium on Musical Acoustics). 2 Jg. Perugia: Musical and Architectural Acoustics Lab. 2 born in Perugia: Musical and Architectural Acoustics Lab. FSSG-CNR Venezia, 2001. FSSG Venezia-CNR, 2001. S.281-284. – IWK Aufstellung: IWK-Bibliothek (siehe Abstract in der IWK Literaturdatenbank) [IWK-Lit.Nr.: 6122] S.281-284.

Bowles, Edmund A. “Nineteenth-century innovations in the use and construction of the timpani.” Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society Vol. 5-6 (1979-1980): 74-143. Reprinted in Percussionist [Percussive Notes Research Edition] 19/2 (March 1982): 6-75.

Campbell, Murray; Greated, Clive. The Musician’s Guide to Acoustics. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN-13: 978-0198165057.

Christian, Richard S.; Davis, Robert E.; Tubis, Arnold; Anderson one, Craig E.; Mills, Ronald Ith Rossing, Thomas’s D. Effects OF air loading on timpani diaphragm vibration. Acoustical Society OF America (Hg). in: Journal OF the Acoustical Society OF America (JASA). 76 Jg. No. 5. Woodbury, NY: 1984. S.1336-1345.

Davis, Robert Eugene. “Mathematical modeling of the orchestral timpani.” Ph.D. dissertation. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University, 1988. Dissertation Abstracts no. 49/09B, p. 3809. University Microfilms International order no. MDW88-25522.

Fleischer H. Fastl H. Universität der Bundeswehr München und TUM ISSN 1430-936X: Vibroakustische Untersuchungen an Paukenfellen. Fell, Kessel und Gestell der Orchesterpauke. Physikalische und gehörbezogene Analyse von Paukenklängen. Schriftenreihe: Beiträge zur Vibro und Psychoakustik.

Morse, P.M. Vibration and Sound. McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1948.

Power, Andrew. “Sound production of the timpani.” Percussive Notes Part I: 21/4 (April 1983): 62-64; Part II: 21/5 (July 1983): 65-67.

Rossing, Thomas D. “The physics of kettledrums.” Scientific American 247/16 (November 1982): 172-178.

Rhaouti, Leila; Chaigne, Antoine; Joly, Patrick. time domain modeling and numerical simulation of A kettledrum. Acoustical Society of America (Hg). in: Journal OF the Acoustical Society of America (JASA). 105 Jg. No. 6. Woodbury, NY: ASP, 1999. Publication: Mannheim: by the author, 1996.

Rossing, Thomas’s D. The Physics OF Kettledrums. in: SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. No. 247:16. 1982. S.172-178.

Rossing, Thomas D., Craig A. Anderson, and Ronald I. Mills. “Acoustics of timpani.” Percussionist [Percussive Notes Research Edition] 19/3 (Fall 1982): 18-31.

Rossing, Thomas D., and Garry Kvistad. “Acoustics of timpani: Preliminary studies.” Percussionist 13/3 (Spring 1976): 90-98.

Sullivan, Donald L. Accurate frequency tracking OF timpani spectral LINEs. Acoustical Society OF America (Hg). in: Journal OF the Acoustical Society OF America (JASA). 101 Jg. No. 1. Woodbury, NY: 1997. S.530-538.

Taylor, Henry W. The Art and Science of the Timpani. London: John Baker, 1964.

Tobischek, Herbert. Die Pauke: Ihre spiel- und bautechnische Entwicklung in der Neuzeit. [The Timpani: Its Technical and Structural Development in the Modern Era.] Tutzing, Germany: Hans Schneider, 1977.

Tronchin, Lamberto. Modal analysis and intensity OF acoustic radiation OF the kettledrum. in: Journal OF the Acoustical Society OF America (JASA). 117 Jg. No. 1. Woodbury, NY: 2005. S.926-933. – IWK list: IWK library signature: Percussion instruments 020. [IWK Lit.Nr.: 7918]

Tubis, Arnold; Christian Richard S. Mathematical of studies of air diaphragm vibration with application ton the kettledrum. Acoustical Society OF America (Hg). in: JASA Suppl. 1. 67 Jg. Woodbury, NY: 1980. S.85.

Timpani Repair And Maintenance

Bonfoey, Mark P. Percussion Repair and Maintenance: A Performer’s Technical Manual. Miami, Fl. : Belwin-Mills, 1986. [Timpani maintenance is covered on pages 6-21.]

Brown, Ed. Band Directors Percussion Repair Manual. Sagle, ID : Ed Brown, 1995. [Timpani repair is covered on pages 59-64.]

Britton, Mervin. “Fear not the kettle drum.” The Instrumentalist 22/11 (June 1968): 64-66 [Instructions for the care and maintenance of pedal timpani.]

Davenport, David. “The art of tempering the kettledrum.” Percussive Notes 19/2 (Winter 1981): 62-64.

Goodman, Saul. “Hints on care and use of tympani.” The Instrumentalist 7/6 (May-June 1953): 38-39, 49.

Kogan, Peter. “Changing timpani heads: How the professionals do it, part 2 — focus on repair.” Percussive Notes 31/1 (October 1992): 53-55.

Light, Marshall. “Yes, there is a guide to maintenance of traditional Dresden style timpani.” Percussive Notes 27/3 (Spring 1989): 9-13.

Stotz, Brian. “Timpani repair and discussion forum.” Percussive Notes 33/3 (June 1995): 68 [Focuses on tuning and mounting plastic timpani heads.]

Wilmering, Kevin, and Laura Jamison Arthurs. “Timpani maintenance.” Modern Percussionist 2/1 (December 1985-February 1986): 52-53 [Focuses on the bearing edge of the drum rim and how to identify problems.]

Timpani History and Development

Averignos, Gerassimos. Lexikon der Pauke. Frankfurt am Main: Das Musikinstrument, 1964.

Benvenga, Nancy. Timpani and the Timpanist’s Art: Musical and Technical Evolution in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Göteborg, Sweden: Gothenburg University, 1979. Studies from Göteborg University, Dept. of Musicology: 3.

Blades, James. Percussion Instruments and Their History. Westport, CT: Bold Strummer, 1992 revised edition.

Blades, James. “Timpani.” In: The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. London: Macmillan, 1984. Vol. 3, pp. 586-597.

Blades, James, and Jeremy Montagu. Early Percussion Instruments from the Middle Ages to the Baroque. London: Oxford University Press, 1976. Early Music series: 2.

Bowles, Edmund A. “The double, double, double beat of the thundering drum: The timpani in early music.” Early Music 19/3 (August 1991): 419-435.

Bowles, Edmund A. “The kettledrum.” In: Encyclopedia of Percussion, edited by John H. Beck. New York: Garland, 1995. pp. 201-226. Abstract: Presents a short history of the timpani from ca. 1500 onward as well as a detailed discussion of the various types of 19th- and early-20th-c. machine drums and their construction. Also included is an overview of the evolution of the size and shape of instruments, their skins, and sticks and their coverings (wood, leather, flannel, sponge, felt). An appendix lists milestones in the music for kettledrums with information on date, title, composer, and drum scoring (number of drums and their sizes, tunings, types of mallets, solo passages).

Bowles, Edmund A. “Nineteenth-century innovations in the use and construction of the timpani.” Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society Vol. 5-6 (1979-1980): 74-143. Reprinted in Percussionist [Percussive Notes Research Edition] 19/2 (March 1982): 6-75.

Bowles, Edmund A. Timpani : A History in Pictures and Documents. Stuyvesant: Pendragon Press ©2002 28 cm.; 570 p. Edition ISBN: 0945193858

Harms, Ben. “The World of Historical Timpani.”
Early Music America 14, no. 2 (Summer 2008): 29-36.

Kirby, Percival Robson. The Kettledrums: A Book for Composers, Conductors, and Kettledrummers. London: Oxford University Press, 1930.

Montagu, Jeremy Timpani & Percussion. Yale Musical Instruments Series
New Haven & London, Yale University Press. 2002, XII, 268 pp. (ISBN: 0300095007)

Pfundt, Ernst. Die Pauken. Leipzig 1849.

Schweizer, Steven L. Timpani Tone and the Interpretation of Baroque and Classical Music. Oxford University Press, USA (July 6, 2010).ISBN-13: 978-0195395563

Shivas, Andrew. (1957) The Art of Timpanist and Drummer. Dennis Dobson, London.

Tabourot. Historic Percussion–A Survey. Austin, TX: Tactus Press, 1994.

Tabourot. Royall Drummes & Martiall Musick. Austin, TX: Tactus Press, 1993.

Taylor, Henry W. The Art and Science of the Timpani. London: John Baker, 1964.

Tobischek, Herbert. Die Pauke: Ihre spiel- und bautechnische Entwicklung in der Neuzeit. [The Timpani: Its Technical and Structural Development in the Modern Era.] Tutzing, Germany: Hans Schneider, 1977.

Timpani Acoustics And Construction | Timpani Repair And Maintenance | Timpani History and Development