“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.
Barock-timpani and Janitscharen-instruments (5 player)
Percussion
for: 4 timpani
Score, Parts
Item no.: 130964
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 603601
Ein Schulwerk, Teil 2
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 284027
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 668948
Music For Percussion
for: Timpani
Item no.: 272809
for Solo Timpani
for: Timpani
Item no.: 377810
26 Etudes
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 290458
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 403586
A Collection Of 10 Fun Timpani Solos
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 634083
for: Timpani
Item no.: 188070
Methode voor trommel, drumset en pauken
for: Drum [drumset/ timpani]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 656194
for: Timpani, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 667571
eine Instrumentalschule für den Unterricht und das Zusammenspiel in der Bläserklasse
for: Winds class [timpani/percussion]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 349884
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 425779
for: Timpani
Item no.: 456017
for: Brass ensemble (16 parts), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 597366
Schlagzeugschule für den Einzel- und Gruppenunterricht
Band 2: Pauke
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 124036
Wiener Schlagwerkschule
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 283202
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 618258
for: 4 timpani
Music score
Item no.: 456793
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 609311
Music for Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 320259
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 371976
for Timpani
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 477461
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 397642
for: Timpani [percussion]
Music score
Item no.: 368963
Klassik
for: Timpani
Score
Item no.: 460439
Choralkantate VII
for: Timpani
Single part Kettledrums
Item no.: 232437
De Haske Percussion Series
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 215028
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 226381
Percussion
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 399626
De Haske Percussion Series
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 312116
A Modern Method for Beginners
for: Timpani; piano ad lib.
Music lesson book, piano accompaniment, play-along CD
Item no.: 605934
1 Spieler
for: Timpani
Item no.: 302226
En trois cahiers
2ème cahier : Son – Gestique
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 276325
Klassik
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 648369
for: Timpani
Item no.: 290348
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 668947
Wiener Schlagwerkschule
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 149589
for: Timpani
Music lesson book
Item no.: 186598
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 926148
Southern Music
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 314864
for: Timpani
Music score
Item no.: 1141850
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