“The Prince stood beside the timpanist to count his rests for him and see that he came in in the right place.” Hector Berlioz
The fact that Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Konstantin of Hohenzollern-Hechingen spent most of his time peering over the shoulder of Berlioz’s timpanist just goes to show that the best seat in the orchestra, for amateurs, professionals and royalty alike, is firmly at the helm of the timpani. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover the wonderful world of the timpani today!
The word timpani comes from the Greek “tumpanon”, meaning “hand drum”, which in turn derives from the verb “tuptō”, which literally means “to hit”. The timpani is a set of large drums with a membrane, of either animal skin or plastic, stretched over a bowl, most commonly made of copper, and is played using mallets.
The first timpani style instruments, the Arabic “naqqara” came to Europe in the 13th Century. They were small, hand-held drums, which were quickly adopted by the military, and used in marching bands. By the 16th Century, the timpani became larger, and rather than being rudimentarily nailed together, the membrane began to be held in place by hoops and screws, allowing the drums to be tuned. The timpani began to feature more and more in classical music, and by the end of the 18th Century, they had firmly established themselves as the corner stone of every classical percussion section.
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 470553
for: Brass ensemble (16 parts), timpani
Score
Item no.: 1678414
for: 4 timpani, 2 pianos
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 773966
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 926960
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 916324
for: Brass ensemble (14 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score
Item no.: 1165843
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 906959
for: 4 timpani
Item no.: 130481
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1711624
for: 4 timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1651177
for: Brass ensemble (14 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 820045
Edward H. Tarr Series
The Brass Press
for: 8 trumpets, timpani, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 180138
for: Timpani, piano
Item no.: 456006
for: Brass ensemble (14 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1022612
Percussions Audition Collection Jean Geoffroy
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 145246
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 646121
for: Timpani
Item no.: 555253
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996816
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996810
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996788
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996782
for: Brass ensemble (14 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1165844
for: Brass ensemble (14 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score
Item no.: 1208691
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score
Item no.: 1651093
for: Brass ensemble (15 parts), timpani
Score, Parts
Item no.: 973231
for: Timpani
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204329
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 935610
for: Brass ensemble (14 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 861481
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 818328
Mars, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
for: Brass ensemble (14 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1555739
for: Brass ensemble (16 parts), timpani
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1638917
Beck, Dinev, Fink, Geoffroy, Okada
for: 4 timpani
Item no.: 161093
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 914891
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 915835
for: Brass ensemble (14 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 927693
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 923430
for: Timpani
Item no.: 186593
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1711649
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 761880
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 819349
for: Timpani, piano
Item no.: 458776
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 616255
for: 2 trumpets, organ [piano], timpani
Item no.: 184443
LudwigMasters - 2nd
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1651091
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 942013
for: Soloist (baritone), male choir (TTBB), timpani
Score
Item no.: 683841
for: 2–4trumpets, organ [piano], timpani
Score
Item no.: 1011476
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