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Word: tympanis (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...truth is, I hadn't thought much about life after high school, even though I was an excellent student and a voracious reader. I was a popular girl and thought I was just the best dancer. To such bands as the Honey Drippers and Louis Jordan and his Tympani Five, I'd try out new steps for the jitterbug, the sand and other dances. I'd also daydream about boys and clothes and moving away from home to, well, anywhere. Cleveland, maybe, or even Chicago. I didn't have a plan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pride and Joy | 3/15/2004 | See Source »

...needed for symphonic work, yet there is an urgent need for more brass and wood-wind, and it is hoped that all men in the University who play these instruments will join the Orchestra next year. The organization has in the past supplied such instruments as the bassoon, oboe, tympani, and double-bass when they are needed, and although in many cases starting with poor material on these instruments for which good players are seldom found in college, it has developed it into good material in the course of the season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PIERIAN SODALITY HAS REACHED HIGH STANDARD | 2/9/2003 | See Source »

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