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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bowed long notes make good additions to organ pedal parts or timpani rolls.
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Some drummers have one or two pedal timpani , others have all three of the mechanical variety.
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Special effects can be obtained by strokes or rolls on a suspended cymbal, executed with timpani or side-drum sticks.
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The timpani , tuned to A and E, can play throughout.
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The combination of timpani and organ greatly enhances spacious, majestic music.
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The Philharmonia plays magnificently - especially the brass and timpani - and the recording is excellent.
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While the woodwind and low strings were reasonably well replicated, the violins, timpani and brass left much to be desired.