Timpani Definition

timpənē
timpano
noun
Kettledrums; esp., a set of kettledrums of different pitches played by one performer in an orchestra.
Webster's New World

(plural only, music) The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.

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Noun

Singular:
timpani
Plural:
timpanis

Origin of Timpani

  • Borrowing from Italian timpani, plural of timpano (“drum"), from Latin tympanum (“drum"), from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (tumpanon), from τύπτω (tuptō, “I strike, I hit").

    From Wiktionary

  • Italian pl. of timpano kettledrum from Latin tympanum drum tympanum

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Timpani Sentence Examples

  • The orchestration includes off-stage trumpets, horns and timpani.

  • The Scherzo is rhythmically alive, the rhythms punctuated by timpani thwacks; shadows hang over the Lento.

  • Our percussion, including pedal timpani, tam-tam, tubular bells, xylophone, glockenspiel and vibraphone, are available for use.

  • They have three percussionists, plus a timpani player, plus a learner.

  • And working with the great conductors - I got to play timpani in Mahler's Ninth Symphony with Claudio Abbado.

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Words Starting With

TTITIM

Words Ending With

INIANI

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