Why Timpani Kept Growing (Two Pint Timpani) | Evolution of Timpani Part 2

Our Principal Timpani Adrian Bending presents the second video in his ’Evolution of Timpani’ series. A radical new assessment of the development of timpani, his “two pints per player theory“ explains clearly how the size of timpani has always been very closely linked to the size of the expanding orchestra. Watch Evolution of Timpani Part 1: Introducing the Baroque Timpani 0:00 Intro - Only 1 Timpani 0:43 Timpani in Bach Magnificat vs Verdi Requiem 3:55 Slow and gradual change in size 4:19 Different approaches to music from the same period in history 5:25 Timpani in music of Beethoven 8:16 How the size of the ’D’ drum changed (Two pints per player theory) 9:42 Linking size of drum with size of ensemble 11:15 Later on in the series 11:23 Sum up of 400 years of the history of Timpani ___ Subscribe: Website: Facebook: https://www