timpani

Example Sentences

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Two men wrestled three large timpani drums up the steps to the space before the altar.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2025

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

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

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