“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.
The 4 symphonies of Schumann
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1107756
Symphonic Brass Ensemble Series
for: Brass ensemble (16 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 229135
Timpani Solo F,C,F
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1658114
for Four Timpani
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 425780
Swiss Composers Series
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1043697
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 924399
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 928475
LKM Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 872032
Arrangement for soli, choir and 2 pianos and timpani ad lib
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 pianos; timpani ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1682061
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 314864
Klassik
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 461719
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 936134
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1324348
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 926148
for: Timpani
Item no.: 579637
Pauke
for: Timpani
Item no.: 878666
for: Timpani
Item no.: 555833
for: Timpani
Single part Kettledrums
Item no.: 232283
10 Studies for Timpani
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 466072
Methode voor trommel, drumset en pauken
for: Drum [drumset/ timpani]
Study book (with online audio)
Item no.: 656196
Unterstufe, Elementar-Übungen
Vol. 1
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 357115
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 327998
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 190550
for the Beginner on the Timpani
with Piano Accompaniment
for: Timpani, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 692680
Mars, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
for: Brass ensemble (14 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1555739
Beck, Dinev, Fink, Geoffroy, Okada
for: 4 timpani
Item no.: 161093
für Pauken/Percussion solo
for: Timpani
Item no.: 186593
for: Brass ensemble (16 parts), timpani
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1638917
Klassik
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 819349
A Suite for Brass and Percussion
Southern Music
for: Brass ensemble (14 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 927693
Timpani Solo F,C,F
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 761880
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 923430
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 915835
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 914891
for: Timpani
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 331101
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1535309
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 618150
for: Timpani
Item no.: 141546
for: Timpani, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 380716
Schule
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 846671
De Haske Percussion Series
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 298966
Arrangement for soli, choir, 2 pianos and timpani ad lib (arr. S. Bartmann)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 pianos; timpani ad lib.
Single part Piano 2
Item no.: 1689655
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 357131
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 158351
Solos for Beginning through Early Intermediate lev
for: Timpani
Book, CD
Item no.: 368070
Volume 1
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 459137
A Practice Compendium
for: Timpani
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 817134
Practice Timpani without Timps - additional Methods
for: Timpani
Book
Item no.: 666468