John H. Beck

This grade 4+ contest-worthy solo utilizes the two basic sounds produced by playing on the snare drum head and rim. It really can be considered a mini multiple percussion solo since it features some v...

These six grade 5+ works by legendary timpanist John H. Beck are unique and will challenge any advanced players as they work to perfect their playing and improvisation skills. Ideal for recital and ju...

These six grade 5+ works by legendary timpanist John H. Beck are unique and will challenge any advanced players as they work to perfect their playing and improvisation skills. Ideal for recital and ju...

This collection is unique in that depending on the tempo selected, the solo can be a grade 1, grade 2 or grade 3. Therefore, the three solos equate to nine solos depending on the chosen tempo. These w...

John Ness Beck's A New Heart Will I Give You for TTBB choir with Organ accompaniment. Text adapted from Ezekiel. This piece is dedicated to Norman Staiger and the Ohio State University Men's GleeClub...

This grade 5 percussion trio functions much like a jazz trio. The tune is played with variations, followed by a section for improvisation, and then finishes with the tune again to bring it to a happy...

This grade 5 percussion trio functions much like a jazz trio. The tune is played with variations, followed by a section for improvisation, and then finishes with the tune again to bring it to a happy...

A delightful setting of the Psalm 67 by John Ness Beck, for SATB Choir with Organ or Piano accompaniment. The piece begins in a gentle, reverent tranquility with hushed dynamics, gradually building in...

SATB, with Piano or Organ

For six players. Instrumentation: bells, maracas, triangle, guiro, snare drum, timpani, hand claps.

For six players. Instrumentation: bells, maracas, triangle, guiro, snare drum, timpani, hand claps.

For six players. Instrumentation: bells, maracas, triangle, guiro, snare drum, timpani, hand claps.

Technische Übungen wie Snare Drum Rolls u. a.

Series Timpani Solo. Grade 2 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied). Big Kettles is a grade 2 timpani solo that provides the beginning timpanist with a piece that gives them the feeling of playing a re...

Series Timpani Solo. Grade 2 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied). Big Kettles is a grade 2 timpani solo that provides the beginning timpanist with a piece that gives them the feeling of playing a re...

Series Timpani Solo. Grade 4 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied) . This dynamic, contest-calibre solo for grade 4 timpanists features the traditional technique of crossing one mallet over the other...

This original explores an exciting array of musical concepts, including tempo changes, mixed meters, metric modulations, dynamic contrasts, and melodic fragments. They all come together in a grade 5 t...

Series Timpani Solo. Grade 5 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied). John Beck, head of the percussion department at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester (NY) has written 'The Jury', containing all...

Series Timpani Solo. Grade 5 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied). John Beck, head of the percussion department at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester (NY) has written 'The Jury', containing all...

Series Timpani Solo. Grade 3-4 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied). This collection of solos ranges in difficulty level from grade 3-4 and is ideally suited to festival, recital, and lesson use. Eac...

Series Timpani Solo. Grade 6 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied)

Series Timpani Solo. Grade 6 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied)

Series Timpani Solo. Grade 6 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied)

In this challenging duet, a simple fugue is taken through a series of intriguing variations. Midway through the piece, a brief improvisation for each player provides an opportunity to show off their m...

In this challenging duet, a simple fugue is taken through a series of intriguing variations. Midway through the piece, a brief improvisation for each player provides an opportunity to show off their m...