timpani

IPA: tˈɪmpʌni

noun

  • (music) The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.
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Examples of "timpani" in Sentences

  • Timpani sticks are used in pairs.
  • He also played vibraphone and timpani.
  • Notably missing are trumpets and timpani.
  • The stirring coda emphasizes the timpani.
  • A timpani is a type of musical instrument.
  • This group includes the timpani and the naqareh.
  • The mallet percussion cuts off where the timpani begin.
  • One such instrument was the timpani, or the kettledrum.
  • I also got to play the timpani, which is these giant round drums. "
  • More low woodwind and timpani accompany the soloist in several runs.
  • The greater palpability and texture of timpani heads made it popular.
  • (TIM-puh-nee) Italian for kettledrums; the term timpani is often preferred by composers and performers.
  • "It is absolutely hair-raising how Brahms shakes his fist at the heavens and this Olympian, this imperious music would rise over this timpani which is thundering in the background," says Fleisher.

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