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Timpani

: a set of two or more kettledrums played by one performer in an orchestra or band.

The first pedal timpani originated in Dresden in the 1870s and are called Dresden timpani for this reason. However, since vellum was used for the heads of the drums, automated solutions were difficult to implement since the tension would vary unpredictably across the drum.

Timpani are a central part of the percussion family because they support rhythm, melody and harmony. Most orchestras have four timpani of different sizes and tuned to different pitches and they are usually played by one musician, who hits the drumheads with felt-tipped mallets or wooden sticks.

Like the waldzither, the German lute is one of the nation's national instruments.

Bagpipes. This wind instrument is composed of a bag, usually made from animal skin, and a series of pipes. The musician plays this instrument by continually blowing into the pipes and squeezing the bag to alter the sound.

timpani, (Italian: “drums”) also spelled tympani, orchestral kettledrums. The name has been applied to large kettledrums since at least the 17th century.

The timpani, with its roots from ancient times A skin (drumhead) is placed over the kettle-shaped body (shell) of the timpani, and the player uses a mallet to strike the drumhead. This causes the drumhead to vibrate, and the vibrations are transmitted to the shell to make the drum resonate with sound.

At the beginning of the 16th century kettledrums in German-speaking countries began to be equipped with screws to tension the vellum, which was stretched over a hoop. The term timpani and the French word timbales are derived from the Greek word tympanon (Latin: tympanum) which referred to a drum with a skin.

Timpani, or kettle drums, are a special type of drum used in an orchestra. These drums are tuned. By adjusting the tension of the membrane stretched across the head of the drum, different notes can be produced. In orchestras they are often used in pairs, with each drum tuned to a different pitch.

Percussion is music involving drums and other instruments such as gongs, bells, cymbals, rattles, and tambourines. The instruments themselves are also called percussion.

The percussion section of an orchestra most commonly contains instruments such as the timpani, snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, belonging to the membranophones, and cymbals and triangle, which are idiophones. However, the section can also contain aerophones, such as whistles and sirens, or a blown conch shell.