Timpani Word Search
Play a Timpani word search free online. We built the 12-word list around its parts, its materials, and how it is played, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: TIMPANI, MALLETS, ROLL, GLISSANDO, DAMPING, STACCATO, FORTE, PIANO, CRESCENDO, TIMBRE, RESONANCE, TENSION.
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Timpani word list, defined
- TIMPANI /tɪmˈpeɪni/ · noun
- A large drum, typically played with a mallet, used in orchestras and other musical ensembles to produce deep, resonant sounds. Related: drum, timbrel, tympanum, cymbal.
- MALLETS /mælɪts/ · noun
- A large hammer used for pounding or crushing, typically having a flat face and a handle. Related: hammer, club, sledge, maul.
- ROLL /rɒl/ · verb, noun
- To move or cause something to move in a curved motion, typically on a surface. A rounded shape, especially one formed by rolling. Related: turn, twist, curl, spiral.
- GLISSANDO /ɡlɪˈsɑːndoʊ/ · noun
- A musical effect in which a note is sustained while its pitch is smoothly changed to another note, often used in a gradual transition between two notes. In music notation, it is represented by an arrow or a curved line connecting the two notes. Related: glide, slide, portamento, passaggio.
- DAMPING /ˈdæmpɪŋ/ · noun
- The reduction in the amplitude of an oscillation or vibration, typically through the dissipation of energy, as in physics and engineering; also the act or process of making something damp or moistening it. Related: attenuation, suppression, muffling, dampening.
- STACCATO /stækˈætoʊ/ · adjective
- Played or pronounced with short, detached notes; characterized by a sharp, crisp sound. Used to describe a style of playing or speaking that is short and snappy. Related: short, crisp, snappy, brisk.
- FORTE /ˈfɔːrti/ (also commonly pronounced /ˈfɔːrteɪ/, though the one-syllable pronunciation is standard) · noun
- A person's strong point or area of special skill and competence. Related: specialty, strong point, forte, metier.
- PIANO /pɪˈɒnoʊ/ · noun
- A stringed musical instrument played by pressing keys that depress hammers against strings, producing sound. A type of keyboard instrument. Related: keyboard, instrument, music, harpsichord.
- CRESCENDO /krɪˈʃɛndəʊ/ · noun
- A steady, often dramatic increase in loudness or intensity, especially in music; more broadly, the point at which something reaches its peak or most powerful moment. Related: climax, peak, swell, height.
- TIMBRE /tɪmbər/ · noun
- The quality or character of a sound, especially in music, that distinguishes it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume. The unique tone color or quality of a voice or instrument. Related: tone, pitch, resonance, tone color.
- RESONANCE /ˈrɛz.ənəns/ · noun
- The state or property of producing or being in harmony with a particular vibration or frequency, or the quality of being full of meaning or emotion. Related: harmony, vibration, frequency, echo.
- TENSION /ˈtɛnʃən/ · noun, verb
- A state of strain or stress, or a feeling of anxiety or unease. To stretch or pull something tightly. Related: strain, stress, anxiety, unease.
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