timpani

Example Sentences

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As well as the marimba, he plays snare drum timpani and vibraphone, and has won competitions including the China Youth Percussion Competition, the New York International Percussion Competition and the Tokyo International Percussion Competition.

From BBC

And then the timpani and trumpets come in to start the fourth movement:

From New York Times

Personally, I’d love to have a timpani in my house to add drama.

From Washington Post

The concerto began with its timpani stokes played as though an avant-garde onslaught by Xenakis, which is to say cosmic thunder.

From Los Angeles Times

The work featured timpani, vibraphone and a variety of more obscure instruments and percussive effects.

From Washington Post