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- noun plurale tantum, music, informal
timpani
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Examples
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James MacMillan has been commissioned to write two pieces: one for choir, organ, brass and timps, the other for choir a cappella.
Update on Some Liturgical Details for the Installation of Archbishop Vincent Nichols 2009
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The trombones crunched redgold under my bed, and behind my gulliver the trumpets three-wise silverflamed, and there by the door the timps rolling through my guts and out again crunched like candy thunder.
Where's the show? John Myles Aavedal 2010
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Imagine a skinny version of Johnny Wilkinson in full evening dress leaping about beating the living daylights out of four timps with an ecstatic grin on his face... nice picture, no?
A busy weekend... Imogen 2009
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The music promises to be superb:James MacMillan has been commissioned to write two pieces: one for choir, organ, brass and timps, the other for choir a cappella.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Imagine a skinny version of Johnny Wilkinson in full evening dress leaping about beating the living daylights out of four timps with an ecstatic grin on his face... nice picture, no?
Archive 2009-03-01 Imogen 2009
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In the scene when Jehovah sends flood, fire and earthquakes down on the faithless Israelites there's a lot of smiting, the clattering timps and rasping "natural" brass brought a frisson of terror.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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I think it is the first performance of a reduced version of the full orchestral score, set for brass, timps, harp, organ and choir.
WN.com - Articles related to Pasco girl sends textbooks to students in Africa 2010
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I think it is the first performance of a reduced version of the full orchestral score, set for brass, timps, harp, organ and choir.
WN.com - Articles related to Pasco girl sends textbooks to students in Africa 2010
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