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Definition of Kettledrums

Kettledrum
Kettledrum Ket"tle*drum` (-dr[u^]m`), n. 1. (Mus.) A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it. Note: Kettledrums, in pairs, were formerly used in martial music for cavalry, but are now chiefly confined to orchestras, where they are called tympani.

Meaning of Kettledrums from wikipedia

- Timpani (/ˈtɪmpəni/; Italian pronunciation: [ˈtimpani]) or kettledrums (also informally called timps) are musical instruments in the percussion family...
- A Đông Sơn drum (Vietnamese: Trống đồng Đông Sơn, lit. 'Bronze drum of Đông Sơn'; also called Heger Type I drum) is a type of ancient bronze drum created...
- title of Raja, and a robe, a jewelled dagger, arsi, horse, elephant, kettledrums, and standard. {{cite book}}: line feed character in |quote= at position...
- Thavil Udukai Urumi (drum) Chande Davul Kachhi Dhol Nagara – pair of kettledrums Pambai – unit of two cylindrical drums Parai thappu, halgiframe drum...
- over the land, with her hair hanging free, inspired by the noise of the kettledrums and cymbals, so that those who saw her were struck with astonishment...
- kind of kettledrum that is called ghosha-naqara. Ghosha means "pair". In Turkey, this word is pronounced nakkare and refers to small kettledrums beaten...
- Kettledrum (1858–1885) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from August 1860 to September 1861 he ran eight times and...
- numbers with harps, fiddles, bagpipes, flutes, flageolets, citterns and kettledrums. Additionally, minstrels were known for their involvement in political...
- after the introduction of Islam, the word Naghghāreh was used for small kettledrums. It seems that the word Naghghareh comes from the Arabic verb Naghr-...
- Missa in tempore belli (English: M**** in Time of War) is a setting of the m**** by Joseph Haydn. It is catalogued M**** No. 10 in C major (Hob. XXII:9)....