Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One who plays the kettledrums and other percussion instruments in an orchestra.
Wiktionary
- n. Someone who plays the timpani.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a person who plays the kettledrums
Examples
“So far, says principal timpanist John Evans, president of that association, relationships between musicians and management have been cordial.”
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“He marshaled all his force for the treacherous opening of the Beethoven Fifth, then let the Philharmonic show how really good it was: heroic strings, a young oboist from Alaska to die for, brass with tradition to uphold, a grand timpanist with velvet strokes, and all very much participating in the orchestra's unique self-ownership role.”
“It arrived on Town Day and interrupted a parade where it took to mauling the timpanist of the marching band.”
“And finally, master timpanist Saul Goodman has been dead for twelve years — please use your own name, next time. —”
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“Kohloff, principal timpanist for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra saw how”
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“Led by principal timpanist Timothy Genis, the three of them looked like so many graceful black swans in their formalwear as they arched low over their timpani to check the pitch after each demanding outburst.”
“To be a timpanist with the BSO these days means to be tall, dark or dark blond, and handsome.”
“The composer can therefore take it for granted that a good timpanist, having three kettle-drums at his command, will be able to tune at least one of them during a pause of some length.”
“The burden of all the storm and stress fell on the timpanist Thomas Greenleaves, who played his immensely difficult part with heroic aplomb.”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“Then, just as the Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols used his bat to conduct Game 3 in three stunning movements - a trio of towering home runs struck with the thunder of the symphony timpanist Douglas Howard - the visiting conductor Hannu Lintu used his baton to conduct the orchestra.”
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