timpanist
noun
tim·pa·nist
ˈtim-pə-nist 
variants
or less commonly tympanist
: a person who plays the timpani
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This led her to receive the best player for concert band that year, and she was appointed to be the timpanist for the Honors Symphony Orchestra.
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Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
The pianist seemed fatigued by the time the Rondo finale rolled around, with note blunders and an uncertain meeting with timpanist David Herbert at the end of the movement.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2024
While the wordless chorus was left out, eight percussionists (plus timpanist) were there for the grand conclusion.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
An exciting percussion interlude served to showcase timpanist Thomas Maloy and percussionists Curt Duer, Bill Richards and Donnie Johns.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
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Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
The pianist seemed fatigued by the time the Rondo finale rolled around, with note blunders and an uncertain meeting with timpanist David Herbert at the end of the movement.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2024
While the wordless chorus was left out, eight percussionists (plus timpanist) were there for the grand conclusion.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
An exciting percussion interlude served to showcase timpanist Thomas Maloy and percussionists Curt Duer, Bill Richards and Donnie Johns.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
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“Timpanist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timpanist. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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