timpani

timpani
timpani 1876, plural of timpano (1740), from It. timpani "drums," from L. tympanum "drum" (see TYMPANUM (Cf. tympanum)).

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  • timpani — [tim′pə nē] pl.n. sing. timpano [tim′pənō΄] [It, pl. of timpano < L tympanum: see TYMPAN] [often with sing. v.] kettledrums; esp., a set of kettledrums of different pitches played by one performer in an orchestra timpanist n …   English World dictionary

  • Timpani — Infobox Instrument name=Timpani names=Kettle drum, Timp classification= *Percussion instrument *Membranophone range= related= *Kus *Naqareh *NakerTimpani (also known colloquially as kettledrums or kettle drums) are musical instruments in the… …   Wikipedia

  • timpani — timpanist, n. /tim peuh nee/, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a set of kettledrums, esp. as used in an orchestra or band. Also, tympani. [ < It, pl. of timpano kettledrum < L tympanum < Gk týmpanon] * * * or kettledrums Large bowl shaped drums… …   Universalium

  • Timpani — Timpano Tim pa*no, n.; pl. {Timpani}. [It.] (Mus.) See {Tympano}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Timpani — Üblicher Orchesteraufbau mit vier Pedalpauken (plus einer Piccolopauke), hier mit Naturfellen (Kalb) Die Pauke (ital. timpano, frz. timbale, engl. kettledrum; Kesseltrommel ) ist ein Schlaginstrument aus der Gruppe der Membranophone. Die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • timpani — [16] Timpani was borrowed from Italian, where it is the plural of timpano ‘kettledrum’. This in turn went back via Latin tympanum ‘drum’ (source of English tympanum ‘ear drum’ [17]) to Greek túmpanon ‘drum’, a close relative of the verb túptein… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

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