If there is an alternate pronunciation for traditional timbales and the type that is often affixed to a drumset, please tell me that.
2006-12-26 15:31:51 · 6 answers · asked by ravenswood45 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
Tim - bah - lees, with the accent on the "bah," is the correct pronunciation. I've been playing and teaching music for years (degrees in music education for both piano and band) and I've never heard it pronounced any other way, regardless of whether it is alone or affixed to a drumset.
2006-12-27 14:15:57 · answer #1 · answered by stuckeymusic 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Timbales Instrument
2016-11-01 00:27:01 · answer #2 · answered by drey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the same as the dessert dish! Americans usually pronounce it "TIM-b(e)ls" (rhymes with "cymbals"). To be fair, the word is from the French and not Spanish (I confess, I'm used to thinking of all percussion instruments as Latin). If you want to go get all French on your friends, pronounce it "tam-bahl" without stressing either syllable. Did you know that Merriam-Webster's online dictionary features audio pronounciations of most words? Very useful!
2006-12-26 15:56:02 · answer #3 · answered by namesunimportant 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Team-Bah-Lehs
2014-08-24 21:45:41 · answer #4 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
obviosly none of those guys have played it. its tim-bah-leh-s. u gotto give it the latin accent
2006-12-27 01:18:56 · answer #5 · answered by geniousyo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it's tim-ball-ease
2006-12-26 16:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by rocky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋