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  2. Timpani - Wikipedia

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    Timpani (/ ˈ t ɪ m p ə n i /; [2] Italian pronunciation:) or kettledrums (also informally called timps) [2] 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 traditionally made of copper.

  3. List of musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of musical instruments, including percussion, wind, ... Timpani (kettledrum) membranophones: 211.11-922: ... Digital piano;

  4. Evolution of timpani in the 18th and 19th centuries - Wikipedia

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    The modern timpani evolved in the 18th and 19th centuries from the simple 12th-century membranophone of the Naker to a complex instrument, consisting of a suspended kettle with a foot-operated clutch, capable of rapid tuning.

  5. Electronic drum - Wikipedia

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    Since digital drums have become more popular in the 2000s, companies have started selling digital electronic drum kit sound files, referred to as "drum kits". While electronic drum kits are typically used to trigger drum and percussion sounds, a MIDI-equipped electronic drum kit can be used to trigger any types of MIDI sounds. [citation needed]

  6. Orchestral percussion - Wikipedia

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    The name is a slight misnomer, in that almost every percussion instrument is played with some type of mallet or stick. With the exception of the marimba, almost every other keyboard instrument has been used widely in an orchestral setting. There are many extremely common and well-known excerpts for most of the mallet instruments.

  7. Percussion section - Wikipedia

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    It includes most percussion instruments and all unpitched instruments. The percussion section is itself divided into three subsections: Pitched percussion, consisting of pitched instruments such as glockenspiel and tubular bells. Auxiliary percussion, consisting of all unpitched instruments such as snare drum and cymbals. Timpani.

  8. Pearl Drums - Wikipedia

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    By 1953, the company's name had been changed to "Pearl Musical Instrument Company," and manufacturing had expanded to include drum kits, marching drums, timpani, Latin percussion instruments, cymbals, stands, and accessories. Yanagisawa's eldest son, Mitsuo, joined Pearl in 1957 and formed a division to export Pearl products worldwide.

  9. Music technology (electronic and digital) - Wikipedia

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    A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums, cymbals, other percussion instruments, and often basslines. Drum machines either play back prerecorded samples of drums and cymbals or synthesized re-creations of drum/cymbal sounds in a rhythm and tempo that is programmed by a musician.