Concert pitch question

Sorry, what Score is? which composer?

As walter55 said, Timpani parts often tell what notes to tune the timpani to. The timpani does not transpose, it is a C instrument like the flute and violin. You score is telling the timpanist to tune his timpani to F. When you look at the score, you will see that the only note the timpani plays now is an F, unless there is a direction to tune the timpani to another note.

Now, the answer to your initial question, are Classical scores written transposed? The answer is about 99.99% yes. I have seen the occasional score written in concert pitch, but it is very rare. There are clues that will help you decide if the score is written in concert pitch such as, are there transposing instruments? Are their key signatures the same as the flute and violin? If yes, the score may be written in concert pitch. If the concert key is C, then this question probably will not work. Transposing instruments like horns and trumpets almost never have a key signature in classical scores, Clarinets are often written without key signatures also. Clarinet music written after about 1800 usually does have the proper transposed key signature. If the score was written by someone know for atonal music, like Berg, there will be no key signatures and the score will be written transposed. If none of this helps, you will need to look into the music. Are the Bb clarinets and flutes constantly playing the same notes? If so, then you probably have a concert pitch score. This is less true of A clarinets, since A to C is a minor 3rd which is a more common interval found in music. I would still suspect a concert pitch score if I saw them playing the same notes with the accidentals constantly. The last test is to look at any words written on the score. The composer or publisher may tell you that it is a concert pitch score.