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Percussion vs Timpani - What's the difference?

percussion | timpani |

As nouns the difference between percussion and timpani

is that percussion is the collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound while timpani is the set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.

percussion

English

Noun

  • (countable) the collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound
  • (countable) the sound so produced
  • (countable) the detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm
  • (medicine) the tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis
  • (music) the section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group
  • (engineering) the repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling

    • Anagrams

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    timpani

    English

    Alternative forms

    * tympani

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (plurale tantum, musical instruments) The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.

    • Derived terms

    * timpanist

    Synonyms

    * kettledrums, temple drums, timps