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Abbreviations/music lexiconAbbreviations/music lexicon
Abbreviation Tbl
German (de) Timbal; Timbales
English (en) Timbales; pailas
Spanish (es) timbales; timbaletas; pailas; tarolas tropicales; minitoms
French (fr) Timbales
Italian (it) Timbales
Dutch (nl) Timbales
Portuguese (pt) Timbales
Definition/synonyms Timbales or pailas are shallow single-headed drums with metal casing. They are shallower than single-headed tom-toms and usually tuned much higher, especially for their size.[1] They were developed as an alternative to classical timpani in Cuba in the early 20th century and later spread across Latin America and the United States.
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