timpanist
- 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
Elayne Jones: The timpanist Elayne Jones, who was said to be the first Black principal player in a major American orchestra when she joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1972, died on Saturday.
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022
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
“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
The first movement cadenza, which Kopatchinsakaja patterned after one Beethoven wrote for a piano transcription of the concerto, had her in riotous dialogue with the timpanist and other members of the ensemble.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2018
