Timpani
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The timpani or kettledrums are musical instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum categorised as a hemispherical drum, they consist of a membrane called a head stretched over a large bowl tr
A timpanist
Timpani Range Individual
Walter Light pedal and chain timpani set up in three different combinations.
The inside, bottom of a Yamaha pedal timpano, showing the mechanical tension-adjusting system
Kettledrum
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A kettledrum is a type of percussion instrument in which a membrane is stretched over a large hemispherical bowl. Traditionally, the bowl is made of a metal such as copper or bronze, but materials suc
Timpani
…hemispherical drum, they consist of a membrane called a head stretched over a large bowl traditionally made of copper. Thus, timpani are an example of kettledrums, also known as vessel drums and semispherical drums, whose body is similar to a section of a sphere whose cut conforms the head. Most modern timpani…
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