“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.
Klassik
for: Timpani
Item no.: 879866
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Timpani
Score
Item no.: 833223
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
Klassik
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1110196
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1137706
for: Timpani, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1140366
Slawische Tänze, Ouvertüren
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1020872
for: Timpani
Item no.: 311568
for: Timpani, piano
Item no.: 586800
for: Timpani
Item no.: 333275
Propercussa Brasil
for: Timpani, piano
Item no.: 552355
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1535309
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 618150
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
eine Instrumentalschule für den Unterricht und das Zusammenspiel in der Bläserklasse
for: Winds class [timpani/percussion]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 1659431
for: Mallets [timpani]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 615655
Sudien und Übungen
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 144658
Music For Percussion
for: Timpani, piano
Item no.: 348218
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1063915
Graduated Studies and Orchestral Excerpts
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1154841
Timbales,Cymbale Charleston Et Piano
for: Timpani, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1139057
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1680994
For Solo Timpani
for: Timpani
Solostimme
Item no.: 1619435
for: Timpani, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1140473
Klassik
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1110600
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 935844
Timpani
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1013634
Music For Percussion
for: Timpani
Item no.: 272809
Klassik
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 819668
for: 4 timpani
Partitur
Item no.: 646400
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1110456
The Timpani Monster
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 995722
1 Spieler
for: Timpani
Item no.: 302226
for: Timpani
Single part Kettledrums
Item no.: 232283
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