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Old Jun 8 2008, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by QcCowboy View Post
how many timpani are you using?
generally, one writes as though there were 4, which is more or less a "traditional" set of timpani.
in the case of your piece here, you would be requiring 2 of the large timpani, which is considerably more unusual.
I realize that it's not the traditional setup, but I would need 2 to get what I want out of the timpani part. :/ As for the low D, I'll have to fix that. I didn't really take into account the tone quality, (which is something I REALLY need to stop doing. :/)
And I don't really understand your comment about the winds, because there isn't a clarinet playing in m. 28-29. o.O Do you mean the bassoon?
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