If attr is NULL, then the thread is created with default attributes. Before returning, a successful call to pthread_create() stores the ID of the new thread in the buffer pointed to by thread; this identifier is used to refer to the thread in subsequent calls to other pthreads functions.
Full Definition of TIMPANI. : a set of two or more kettledrums played by one performer in an orchestra or band.ull Definition of TIMPANI. : a set of two or more kettledrums played by one performer in an orchestra or band.
Percussion instrument. Percussion instrument, any musical instrument belonging to either of two groups, idiophones or membranophones. Idiophones are instruments whose own substance vibrates to produce sound (as opposed to the strings of a guitar or the air column of a flute); examples include bells, clappers, and rattles.