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timpani

Or �ٲ⳾·�貹·�Ծ�

[tim-puh-nee]

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noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.

timpani

/ ˈ��ɪ��ə��ɪ /

plural noun

Often (informal) shortened to: timps.��(sometimes functioning as singular) a set of kettledrums, two or more in number

timpani

Italian for kettledrums; the term timpani is often preferred by composers and performers.

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Other Word Forms

timpanist noun
ˈ�پ��貹�Ծ�� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of timpani¹

< Italian, plural of timpano kettledrum < Latin tympanum < Greek ��ý��貹�Դǲ�

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Word 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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Timour Timpanogos

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