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Pitch letters showing how drums are to be tuned.
Also known as: Timpani muta, Kettledrum tuning marking
A timpani tuning indication gives the pitches to which the drums are to be set, written at the head of a part or wherever a retuning is required during it.
Gives the pitches to which timpani are to be tuned for the passage that follows.
Contexts: Music
Must allow time for the change, so its placement in the part is a practical constraint on the composer rather than a free choice.
Contexts: Music
A line of pitch letters printed above the staff, sometimes preceded by an instruction to change.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.