Elliott Carter Eight Pieces for Four Timpani: Improvisation

Performed by Michael Venti as part of a Masters Percussion Recital at the University of Maine on April 7th, 2012. Program Note: Elliott Carter is an American composer, well known for his modernist compositions of the second half of the 20th century. In Eight Pieces for Four Timpani, Carter utilizes many extended techniques for Timpani, including: alternate beating positions, custom made mallets, muting, using both ends of a mallet, and harmonics. A technique used to great effect in