“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.
Five Contemporary Solos Based on the Orchestral Repertoire
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 942013
Solos for Beginning through Early Intermediate lev
for: Timpani
Book, CD
Item no.: 368070
for: Timpani
Stimme
Item no.: 878292
Meredith Music Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1107600
Meredith Music Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1107746
De Haske Percussion Series
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 616179
De Haske Percussion Series
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 610001
De Haske Percussion Series
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 298966
Prelude - Marche Funebre - Chasse
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1069388
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1063915
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 928475
Symphonic Brass Ensemble Series
for: Brass ensemble (16 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 229135
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 373716
EDU
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 926591
Graded Works for 2, 3, and 4 Drums
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 940654
For One Player
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 318372
Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 371974
Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 262349
Choral Large Works
for: Timpani
Choir score
Item no.: 902406
One Player - Includes Recitative and Improvisation
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 315927
A Comprehensive Method for Tympani
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 939852
Techniques and Etudes for Developing the Art of Timpani Playing
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 938547
50 Studies for Timpani
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 941052
770 Technical Studies for the Practicing Timpanist
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 940639
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 432174
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 925565
for: Timpani
Score
Item no.: 388963
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 926960
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 923430
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 927515
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 924399
for: Trumpet, timpani, string quintet
Score
Item no.: 921519
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 928450
A Suite for Brass and Percussion
Southern Music
for: Brass ensemble (14 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 927693
for 4 timpani
for: Timpani
Ensemble score
Item no.: 661688
Methode voor trommel, drumset en pauken
for: Drum [drumset/ timpani]
Study book (with online audio)
Item no.: 656196
for: 4 timpani
Item no.: 225318
for: Timpani
[niederländisch]
Item no.: 312903
for: Timpani
Item no.: 314235
Music For Percussion~Timpani Series
for: Timpani, piano
Item no.: 302424
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 470534
for: Timpani, piano
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 468522
for: Timpani
Item no.: 559961
Unterstufe, Elementar-Übungen
Vol. 1
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 357115
for: Timpani
Item no.: 153528
dt./engl./russ. (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Timpani
Item no.: 131036
Volume 2
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 294246
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