timpani
Example Sentences
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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.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024
The tune is more mysterious and rhythmic, with flutes pulsing over a chugging guitar, two dark chords and thundering timpani.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
For an exciting set piece where Thing follows the seemingly not-murdered boy into a train station, Elfman chased the action with dancing strings, pulsing voices, timpani and a high-speed harpsichord solo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
Percussionist Eric Shin’s xylophone was a special treat, as was Jauvon Gilliam’s tension-building timpani.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2023
The double basses and timpani are rolled in, and helping to wheel in a harp is a woman with a turquoise scarf over blond hair, wearing sunglasses and deep red lipstick.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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