(1914 - 1991)
Andrzej Panufnik was one of the most important Polish composers of the 20th century. He studied theory and composition at the Warsaw State Conservatory and conducting with Felix Weingartner in Vienna. During the Nazi wartime occupation he performed in a piano duo with Witold Lutoslawsk. Panufnik laid the ground for future Polish avant-garde music with quartertone Lullaby (1947). In 1954 he settled in England and 'ceased to exist' in his homeland. Panufnik composed for leading performers in the West, including Sinfonia Elegiaca (Stokowski), Violin Concerto (Menuhin), Sinfonia Votiva (Ozawa) and Symphony No.10 (Solti). In 1990 Panufnik made a momentous return visit to Poland. His worklist is dominated by classical genres, including ten symphonies, three string quartets, and concerti for piano, violin, bassoon and cello. His music displays craftsmanship, classical beauty and direct human expression.
Andrzej Panufnik Composition Timpani and Percussion Requirements
A Procession for Peace
Timpani + 2 percussion
Snare drum, tenor drum, orchestral bass drum
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Autumn Music
No Timpani + 2 percussion
Glockenspiel, triangle, orchestral bass drum, snare drum, tenor drum
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Cello Concerto
No Timpani + 1 percussion
Snare drum, tenor drum, orchestral bass drum
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Concertino
Timpani + 2 Solo percussionists
Glockenspiel, xylophone, vibraphone, tubular bells, 3 triangles, 3 suspended cymbals, small conga drum (or tamburo piccolo), large conga drum (or snare drum), large tom tom (or tenor drum), largest tom tom (or smallest orchestral bass drum)
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Concerto Festivo
Timpani + 3 percussion
Glockenspiel, xylophone, tubular bells, 4 unpitched drums of different sizes
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Heroic Overture
No Timpani + 4 percussion
Glockenspiel, snare drum, tenor drum, orchestral bass drum, tam tam, clash cymbals
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Nocturne
Timpani + 4 percussion
Snare drum, tenor drum, clash cymbals, triangle, orchestral, bass drum, tam tam
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Piano Concerto
No Timpani + 2 percussion
Xylophone, small clash cymbals, tam tam, triangle, orchestral bass drum, snare drum, tenor drum
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Polonia
No Timpani + 2 percussion
Orchestral bass drum, snare drum, tenor drum
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Rhapsody
Timpani + 2 percussion
Triangle, orchestral bass drum, snare drum
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