noun
- a set of kettledrums, typically two or more, used in an orchestra
Usage: music; plural form of timpano
Examples
- The tympani rolled dramatically during the storm scene.
- She practiced her tympani part for the symphony concert.
- The composer wrote a solo passage for the tympani.
- The orchestra’s tympani section consists of four drums.
- He tuned the tympani carefully before the performance.
- The tympani player used mallets with soft heads for the quiet passage.