Since the timpani is a legato instrument, a note must be allowed to sound and ring to achieve the full effect of the drum.
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Timpani
//ˈtɪmpəni//
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Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 定音鼓 noun (kettledrums)
Czech
1 entries- tympány noun (kettledrums)
Dutch
1 entries- pauk noun (kettledrums)
Esperanto
1 entries- timbalo noun (kettledrums)
Finnish
2 entries- patarummut noun (kettledrums)
- timpani noun (kettledrums)
French
1 entries- timbales noun (kettledrums)
German
2 entries- Kesselpauken noun (kettledrums)
- Pauke noun (kettledrums)
Hungarian
1 entries- üstdob noun (kettledrums)
Irish
1 entries- tiompán noun (kettledrums)
Italian
1 entries- timpani noun (kettledrums)
Japanese
1 entries- ティンパニ noun (kettledrums)
Persian
1 entries- تیمپانی noun (kettledrums)
Polish
1 entries- kotły noun (kettledrums)
Portuguese
2 entries- timbales noun (kettledrums)
- tímpanos noun (kettledrums)
Romanian
1 entries- timpane noun (kettledrums)
Russian
1 entries- лита́вры noun (kettledrums)
Slovene
1 entries- pavke noun (kettledrums)
Spanish
2 entries- tímpano noun (kettledrums)
- tímpanos noun (kettledrums)
Tajik
1 entries- нақора noun (kettledrums)
Vietnamese
1 entries- trống định âm noun (kettledrums)
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