Archive for March 26th, 2008
How do I notate a roll for Timpani?
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008This is a question I’ve found that a lot of composers and arrangers ask me - because its something that has changed quite a lot over the years.
Timpani rolls used to be notated with a trill marking above, like this:
ex1:
Although more recently composers have begun using slashes over the note like this:
ex2
Either notation is acceptable [...]


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