![](/template/termwiki/images/likesmall.jpg)
Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Timpani
Timpani
Percussion instrument consisting of a hemispheric copper shell with a head of plastic or calfskin, held in place by a metal ring and played with soft or hard padded sticks. A pedal mechanism changes the tension of the head, and with it the pitch. Also kettledrums.
This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
0
Improve it
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s):
- Blossary:
- Industry/Domain: Music
- Category: General music
- Company: Sony Music Entertainment
- Product:
- Acronym-Abbreviation:
Other Languages:
Member comments
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
Industry/Domain: History Category: World history
Narva, Battle of
Battle of the Great Northern War, fought 30 November 1700, when Peter the Great's army was routed by an outnumbered Swedish force under Charles XII.
Contributor
Featured blossaries
2la
0
Terms
16
Blossaries
4
Followers
10 Countries That Dont Officially Exist
Category: Geography 1
10 Terms
![](/template/termwiki/images/likesmall.jpg)
![](https://accounts.termwiki.com/thumb1.php?f=A78KFNFCANDNI9XCARD0-1379381796.jpg&width=304&height=180)
tim.zhaotianqi
0
Terms
40
Blossaries
4
Followers
10 Material Design Android apps you should be using right now
Category: Technology 1
10 Terms
![](/template/termwiki/images/likesmall.jpg)
Browers Terms By Category
- Fuel cell(402)
- Capacitors(290)
- Motors(278)
- Generators(192)
- Circuit breakers(147)
- Power supplies(77)
Electrical equipment(1403) Terms
- Medicine(68317)
- Cancer treatment(5553)
- Diseases(4078)
- Genetic disorders(1982)
- Managed care(1521)
- Optometry(1202)
Health care(89875) Terms
- Body language(129)
- Corporate communications(66)
- Oral communication(29)
- Technical writing(13)
- Postal communication(8)
- Written communication(6)
Communication(251) Terms
- Clock(712)
- Calendar(26)
Chronometry(738) Terms
- Conferences(3667)
- Event planning(177)
- Exhibition(1)