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Full Definition of TIMPANI. : a set of two or more kettledrums played by one performer in an orchestra or band.ull Definition of TIMPANI. : a set of two or more kettledrums played by one performer in an orchestra or band.
In an interesting combination of old and new, the timpanists in this passage are playing the tonic and dominant pitches of the current key area of B Major. As stated in the historical retrospective, composers often scored the timpani in the tonic and the dominant in the early orchestra.