Jeff Ream Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Because synthetic timpani sound as inauthentic as synthetic brass. except they love that low end synth patch and get rewarded for it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyWonder1911 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I, personally, would enjoy seeing/hearing an ondes Martenot being used in a drum corps show. Has this ever been used before? For those of you who don't know what this is, here is the Wiki for it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondes_Martenot It was used in Turangalila Symphonie, by Messaien, which I would also like to see on the field on day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acvulm87 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I love this discussion a couple of you hit the nail on the head you cannot duplicate the sound of the timpani. It is the only solo position in the corps. In recent years there have been great players such as: Tyler from regiment, Eric from bluecoats 07-09, Mike at BD, Aaron Spevak who was at cavs then crown. They set the bar so high for the drum corps timpanist. I loved using lightening feet while playing insane interval patterns. I think the timps will start to make a come back real soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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