timpani

timpani is a melodic percussion instrument or separate bowl drums.

Also recorded as kettledrums; timps; timpano; tympani; kettledrum; tympany.

Overview

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In detail

large percussion musical instrument which produces a definite pitch

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Timpani”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q189737: timpani
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