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

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

My head was in the pit, wanting to talk to the timpani player.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2023

The new rendition echoes that energy with “layers and layers of congas, bongos, triangles, detuned timpani and, like, six different shakers,” said Higham, who drew from percussionist Paul Clarvis’ vast collection of global instruments.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2023

This tally of instruments, occasionally beefed up by timpani and trumpets, was the template for the classical orchestra as used by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and their contemporaries.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall