timpani
noun
a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
timpanist
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a word derived from
timpani.
Example Sentences
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“Ben is hypervigilant to the wishes of the composer,” timpanist Ed Melzter said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
Her tutor was Saul Goodman, the storied timpanist of the New York Philharmonic, and after she graduated, in 1949, he persuaded New York City Opera to hire her as its timpanist.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
Percussion, in the meantime, regularly put the timpanist front and center of the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
“He’s a year or two younger than me,” Akiho said, but the timpanist and his wife “kind of almost adopted me. They feel like family to me.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
“It was his personality alone that created a new sound — just by being in the room,” the timpanist said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2019
