Timpani

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Large kettle drums used in orchestras, typically part of the percussion section, providing rhythmic foundation.

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Mentioned once in Motor Skills.

Motor Skills

Season 8 · Episode 11 · S08E11

“So, the engine is just like the timpani, the way it drives the orchestra forward.”
— Frasier

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