Percussion Section Requirements and Assignments: Shostakovich-Suppe

Saint-Saens, Camille

• "Bachannale" from Samson and Dalila (Timpani + 5)
  The Castagnette part calls for castanets of 'wood and iron' (bois et fer) which are doubled the entire time. It is my opinion that the 'castanets of iron' are finger cymbals.
  • Timpani
  • Players 1 & 2: Castagnettes de bois et fer
  • Player 3: Bass Drum
  • Player 4: Crash Cymbals
  • Player 5: Triangle

• Dance Macabre (Timpani+3)
  • Timpani
  • Player 1: Triangle and Xylophone
  • Player 2: Bass Drum
  • Player 3: Suspended and Crash Cymbals

Shostakovich, Dmitri

• Festive Overture (Timpani+4)
  • Timpani
  • Player 1: SD
  • Player 2: BD
  • Player 3: Crash Cymbals
  • Player 4: Triangle

• Symphony #1 (Timpani+4)
  
  • Timpani
  • Player 1: Snare Drum
  • Player 2: Bass Drum, Tam-Tam
  • Player 3: Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal
  • Player 4: Triangle, Bells

• Symphony #9 (Timpani+2)
  
  • Timpani
  • Player 1: Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal
  • Player 2: Triangle, Bass Drum, Tamburine

• Symphony #11 (Timpani+5)
  
  • Timpani
  • Player 1: Snare Drum
  • Player 2: Bass Drum,
  • Player 3: Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbals
  • Player 4: Xylophone, Bell Plates
  • Player 5: Tam-Tam

Stravinsky, Igor

• Rite of Spring (2 Timpani + 3)
  • Timpani 1: four drums + piccolo timpani in Part 1
  • Timpani 2: two drums plus piccolo timpani in Part 2
  • Player 1: BD, Tambourine, Triangle
  • Player 2: Guiro, Cymbals, Tambourine, Crotale (Ab)
  • Player 3: Tam-Tam, Crotale (Bb)

• Symphony of Psalms (Timpani+1)
  • Timpani
  • Player 1: BD

Sullivan, Sir Arthur

• Patience (1 player)
  • 1 player covering 2 timpani, snare drum, triangle, bass drum/cymbals

Suppe, Franz von

• Overture to "Light Cavalry" (Timpani+3)
  • Timpani
  • Snare Drum
  • Bass Drum
  • Cymbals

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