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timpani
or ٲ⳾·貹·Ծ
[ tim-puh-nee ]
noun
(used with a singular or plural verb)
- a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
timpani
/ ˈɪəɪ /
plural noun
- sometimes functioning as singular a set of kettledrums, two or more in number Often (informal) shortened totimps
timpani
- Italian for kettledrums ; the term timpani is often preferred by composers and performers.
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Derived Forms
- ˈپ貹Ծ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms
- پp·Ծ noun
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of timpani1
< Italian, plural of timpano kettledrum < Latin tympanum < Greek ý貹ԴDz
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of timpani1
from Italian, pl of timpano kettledrum, from Latin: tympanum
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Two men wrestled three large timpani drums up the steps to the space before the altar.
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Then, as the trumpets blared and the timpani went wild, a voice broke out from the conductor’s podium.
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The show in the conservatory’s packed auditorium opened with models in punk attire walking through the auditorium to timpani drumbeats.
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A timpani’s rumble rising softly off growling cellos.
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Both concertos begin with a rumbling in the timpani, barely the outline of a rhythm, but enough of a motif to inspire developments in the orchestral and violin parts that build to strenuous emotional heights.
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