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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.
By the 17th century, the timpani moved indoors for good and composers began to demand more from timpanists than ever before. The timpani was first introduced to the court orchestras and opera ensembles as well as in larger church works. [7] Due to this move indoors, a much more formalized way of playing and approaching the timpani was developed.
The marching timpani were made of fiberglass, and were played by a four- or five-man line (similar to a modern-day bass drum line). The timpani were cranked by a handle sticking up on the side of the drum. Sometimes intricate, complex music was made using the possibilities of 4 or 5 players. While one man was cranking/tuning, another was playing.
A percussion section with pitched percussion (tubular bells, background), auxiliary percussion (crash cymbals, suspended cymbal, snare drum and bass drum) and timpani (foreground) in use. The percussion section is one of the main divisions of the orchestra and the concert band. It includes most percussion instruments and all unpitched instruments.
The bass head is pitched, the treble often unpitched, see pitched percussion instruments easily mistaken for unpitched: Dimdi India Unpitched 211.311 Membranophone Djembe: Mandinka Unpitched 211.261.1 Membranophone Dollu: India Unpitched 211.222.1 Membranophone Đông Sơn drums: Vietnam Bronze drums Drum: Membranophone Drum stick: Unpitched ...
A timpani is a kind of kettle drum A cuica is a kind of friction drum. Barrel drums are normally one-headed, and may be open at the bottom. They bulge in the middle. Examples include the Dhak from eastern parts of India, bendre, made by the Mossi of Burkina Faso out of a large calabash, and the trong chau of Vietnam.
These companies no longer produce timpani, but their instruments are still widely used. American Drum Manufacturing Company; Boosey & Hawkes; Rogers Drum Company;
Unlike classical timpani, these are always hit with straight batons (thicker than standard drumsticks, and not shaped: they are of uniform thickness along the length) that have no additional head. [1] Timbales became an integral part of a smaller type of orchestra that superseded the orquestas típicas in the early 20th century, the charanga.