timpani
Example Sentences
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They were placed mid-orchestra, behind the violas and bravely in front of the timpani.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Saber-rattling trumpet and timpani intrude and are shushed away as worthless.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
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
She received a diploma in timpani in 1948 and a postgraduate diploma in percussion in 1949 under the direction of Saul Goodman.
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022
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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