timpani
Example Sentences
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Saber-rattling trumpet and timpani intrude and are shushed away as worthless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
Then, as the trumpets blared and the timpani went wild, a voice broke out from the conductor’s podium.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
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
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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