“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.
Collection of important passages from opera and concert literature
for: Timpani [percussion]
Music score
Item no.: 353893
A Modern Method for Beginners
for: Timpani; piano ad lib.
Music lesson book, piano accompaniment, play-along CD
Item no.: 605934
für Pauken
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 392909
Orchesterstellen, Etüden, Klavierauszüge, Wirbel
(z.T. mit Klavier)
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 674309
for: Timpani
Music score, CD
Item no.: 565170
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 403586
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 158351
Solos for Beginning through Early Intermediate lev
for: Timpani
Book, CD
Item no.: 368070
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 327998
Übungen für Wirbeltiere
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 559140
Volume 1
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 459137
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 603325
for: Timpani
Item no.: 297063
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 357131
with timpani part
compatible with the piano vocal score EB 9362 of the Urtext edition
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), 2 pianos, timpani
Score
Item no.: 1012536
for the Beginner on the Timpani
with Piano Accompaniment
for: Timpani, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 692680
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 190550
50 Studies for Timpani
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 941052
26 Etudes
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 290458
for: Timpani [percussion]
Music score
Item no.: 368963
for: Timpani
Item no.: 587047
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 579519
Meredith Music Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 576903
for: 4 timpani
Music score
Item no.: 456793
Meredith Music Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1107644
A Beginning Method
for: Timpani
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 339910
Meredith Music Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 479688
Percussion Performance Series
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 609311
Meredith Music Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1107720
Meredith Music Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1107695
Timpani Book
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1061597
For Timpani
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 317914
Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 399627
A Practice Compendium
for: Timpani
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 817134
works by Carter, Milhaud & Stravinsky
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1107626
A Fundamental Course for Individual or Like-Instrument Class Instruction
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 560363
Sudien und Übungen
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1346184
Practice Timpani without Timps - additional Methods
for: Timpani
Book
Item no.: 666468
Meredith Music Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1107605
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 196553
Sudien und Übungen
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1346183
A Practical Approach to Audition Excerpts for the Orchestral Timpanist
for: Timpani
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 638570
Wiener Schlagwerkschule
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 283201
Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 399626
Rhythmic accuracy through flowing movements
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1346343
for: Timpani
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 261382
Meredith Music Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1107636
Solo for Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 130331
for: Timpani
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1009313
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