“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.
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 928450
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 915042
for: Brass ensemble (16 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Set of parts
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for: Timpani
Music score
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for: Timpani
Music score
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for: Timpani, orchestra
Score
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for: 4 timpani
Music score
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for: Timpani, orchestra
Score, Parts
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Gegenwartsmusik
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 921067
for: Timpani
Music score
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for: Timpani
Music score
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for: Timpani
Item no.: 290348
for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
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for: Brass ensemble (13 parts), timpani
Score, Parts
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for: Brass ensemble (16 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
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for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 226381
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 215028
for: Brass ensemble (14 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 819470
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1135715
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 648369
for: Timpani
Score
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for: Timpani
Music score
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for: Trumpet, timpani, string quintet
Score
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for: Brass ensemble (16 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Set of parts
Item no.: 1023309
for: Winds class [timpani/percussion]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 668310
for: Winds class [timpani/percussion]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 158246
for: Winds class [timpani/percussion]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 668307
for: Timpani
Music lesson book, demo CD
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Schule
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Music score
Item no.: 1594401
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1141850
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1139670
for: Timpani, piano
Buch
Item no.: 833739
Music For Percussion~Timpani Series
for: Timpani, piano
Item no.: 302424
for: Timpani
Item no.: 314235
for: Timpani
[niederländisch]
Item no.: 312903
for: Timpani, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1139297
for: Timpani
Score
Item no.: 886992
dt./engl./russ. (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Timpani
Item no.: 131036
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1324348
Southern Music
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Music score
Item no.: 926148
for: Timpani
Item no.: 579637
for: Timpani
Item no.: 555833
for: Timpani
Item no.: 878666
Bearbeitung für Soli, Chor, 2 Klaviere und Pauken ad lib (arr. S. Bartmann)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 pianos; timpani ad lib.
Set of parts
Item no.: 1689709
Ètudes contemporaines
for: Timpani
Item no.: 433578
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 612459
Score - Performance
for: Timpani
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1624483
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