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With an insightful foreword by Anthony J. Cirone, this incredible analysis of the timpani part to Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 provides valuable information on interpreting all Beethoven's Symphonies. After 16 years as timpanist with the San Francisco Symphony and 32 years as Solo Timpanist with the New York Philharmonic, Roland Kohloff performed under every major conductor in the world.

This one-of-a-kind study includes:

19 page movement by movement timpani-part analysis
Suggested note changes and additions by conductors like Arturo Toscanini
Notated articulations not in the original part
Notated dynamics not in the original part
Suggested sticking to increase musical phrasing
Suggested muffling to enhance interpretation
Corrections of incorrect notation
The complete original timpani part
The complete fully edited part
Meredith Music Timpani Master Class With Roland Kohloff - Beethoven Symphony No.5