timpanist

Examples

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• Just as you would not assign the Hummel Concerto to a beginning trumpet student, you would not assign a piece with a great deal of extended techniques to a beginning timpanist.

  Academic text (1993)

• Although the woodwind voices struggled to be heard at times, it was thrilling to hear the archaic valve-less horns and trumpets work with the timpanist in their militaristic fanfares.

  Blog text (17)

• I had a cup of coffee with the timpanist.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I just suddenly realized, "I don't want to be a timpanist in an orchestra."

  Zappa (2020)

• Nick Petrella offers guidelines for teachers who must select music for student timpanists.

  Academic text (1993)

• Firth, The Solo Timpanist

  Academic text (2009)

• Herr Schlee, timpanist.

  Taking Sides (2002)

• It then moved to the splendid timpanist Elaine Jones, an African American whose very presence as a woman in the percussion section was highly unusual—and a woman timpanist was unheard of.

  Academic text (2007)

• It then moved to the splendid timpanist Elaine Jones, an African American whose very presence as a woman in the percussion section was highly unusual—and a woman timpanist was unheard of.

  Academic text (2007)

• The timpanist played a crucial role in the orchestra's performance during the concert.

Synonyms

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tympanist

vstimpanist

9.8

A musician who plays the large tuned drums in an orchestra or band

focuses mainly on orchestral performance rather than band settings

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Etymology