“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.
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
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
Schule
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 846671
for: Timpani, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 380716
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
Practice Timpani without Timps - additional Methods
for: Timpani
Book
Item no.: 666468
Volume 1
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 459137
Solos for Beginning through Early Intermediate lev
for: Timpani
Book, CD
Item no.: 368070
A Practice Compendium
for: Timpani
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 817134
With an audio CD of orchestral performances of each excerpt, plus practice tracks
for: Timpani
Item no.: 565170
for: 4 timpani
Music score
Item no.: 426100
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
Meredith Music Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1107644
A Fundamental Course for Individual or Like-Instrument Class Instruction
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 560363
An intermediate Method for individual or Group Instruction
for: Timpani
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 684361
Wiener Schlagwerkschule
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 283201
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996782
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.: 996816
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 935610
Klassik
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 818328
The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library - Timpani/Percussion
for: Timpani
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204329
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
Edward H. Tarr Series
The Brass Press
for: 8 trumpets, timpani, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 180138
for: Timpani, piano
Item no.: 456006
für zwei Pauken (ein Spieler)
for: Timpani
Item no.: 555253
LudwigMasters - 2nd
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score
Item no.: 1651093
Sumptuous sonata for 9 trumpets and brass ensemble
for: Brass ensemble (15 parts), timpani
Score, Parts
Item no.: 973231
Concert Marvh
Band Section Series
for: Brass ensemble (14 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 861481
Sudien und Übungen
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 646121
Stephenson Music
for: Brass ensemble (14 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1165844
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1118072
EDU
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 926591
Prelude - Marche Funebre - Chasse
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1069388
for: Timpani, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1137639
for: Timpani, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1137575
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