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timpani
noun as in steel drum
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Then, as the trumpets blared and the timpani went wild, a voice broke out from the conductor’s podium.
The show in the conservatory’s packed auditorium opened with models in punk attire walking through the auditorium to timpani drumbeats.
A timpani’s rumble rising softly off growling cellos.
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.
The tune is more mysterious and rhythmic, with flutes pulsing over a chugging guitar, two dark chords and thundering timpani.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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