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tim·​pa·​ni ˈtim-pə-nē variants or less commonly tympani. plural in form but singular or plural in construction. : a set of two or more kettledrums played by one performer in an orchestra or band.

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

When the top head is struck, the vibration is transmitted to the bottom head through the air inside the drum. The heads influence each other, which makes it easy for the heads overall to vibrate strongly (see left side of figure). This vibration is what gives drums their strong sound of attack.

The timpani kettle is made of copper. Fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) and aluminum are also used to make some kettles. Copper has properties that make it easy to stretch and shape, and allows sound to resonate, so it has been used in timpani kettles for a long time.

The xylophone is a percussion instrument that can play melodies. It consists of a set of wooden bars set across a frame. Each wooden bar produces a single note when struck. The musician uses small mallets to strike the bars.

kettledrums Tympani, which are also known as timpani, timps, or kettledrums, are made of drum heads stretched across big metal bowls.

drumlike sounds Tympanic sounds are hollow, high, drumlike sounds. Tympany is normally heard over the stomach, but is not a normal chest sound.

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.

Timpani music is written in the bass clef. On the music staff we have both lines and spaces.

Playing melodic stuff on timpanis sounds pretty cool, but the problem is to have enough notes, as you can only have 4-5 tuned notes at once.

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.