July 4th in the United States means fireworks, and you could think of fireworks as a kind of special percussion instrument. This reminded our team that many of our users have been requesting an orchestral percussion set. So what better way to celebrate the 4th than with the release of 5 new orchestral instrument samples in Noteflight Crescendo? We now have Timpani, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Snare and Toms available in Crescendo; check out this sample score. (If you don’t hear the new instruments, you might need to clear your browser’s cache.)

All of these instruments presently make use of the bass clef. The timpani has an extended range, while the other instruments use the middle line (Bass Drum) or one or two lines above it (Cymbals, Snare, Toms).

Happy Independence Day!