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Definition of Timpani
1. Noun. A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it.
Generic synonyms: Percussion Instrument, Percussive Instrument
Derivative terms: Timpanist, Timpanist, Tympanic, Tympanist, Timpanist, Tympanist
Definition of Timpani
1. Noun. (context: plurale tantum musical instruments) The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Timpani
1. timpano [n] - See also: timpano
Lexicographical Neighbors of Timpani
Literary usage of Timpani
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Music by Black Women Composers: A Bibliography of Available Scores by Helen Walker-Hill (1995)
"Concerto in F minor for piano and orchestra (2-2-2-2; 4-2-3-1; timpani, ...
From the hills (2-0-2-2; 2-2-3-1; timpani, percussion, harp, strings). 1935. ..."
2. Music: A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Art, Science, Technic and by William Smythe Babcock Mathews (1805)
"When it does appear it is reduced to two trumpets and timpani, the two horns ...
The sonority of the trumpets and timpani enriches the harmony of tuttis. ..."
3. Adams' New Musical Dictionary of Fifteen Thousand Technical Words, Phrases by John Stowell Adams (1865)
"Л time having two parte timpani Scordati. (IIn. ... timpani Sorti!. (Ita.)
Drums having which there are only two crotchets, or their equivalents. ..."
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