Saturday, November 14, 2009

Timpani - the instrument for climaxes



One of the most wonderful percussion instruments for enhancing climaxes is the Timpani. It really brings the whole orchestration into climax.

Most churches never even thought of having a Timpani set for its band.



But trust me, it would really bring your worship into a climax!

However, we can still simulate the timpani with electronic drum modules attached to drum pads.



Timpani set comes in a set of two , four , six or even 8 timpani drums.


Timpani can be played sparingly in the any part of the song but it is best being emphasized at the end or climax.




Here is a song with Timpani parts in it. Just listen to the pre-chorus and the climax of the song. The timpani parts are 0:59-1:14(leading into chorus) , 1:52-2:21 (accenting the bass drums) , 2:36-2:38(accenting), 3:06-3:23 (leading into chorus) and 4:39-4:45 (climax).