Orchestral Kettledrums

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Updated: December 15, 2025

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noun • a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
	38%	9		Musician who plays the kettledrums
noun • a person who plays the kettledrums
	38%	5		Kettledrums are a type of these
noun • a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end • the sound of a drum • a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends • a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids • a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes • small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise verb • make a rhythmic sound • play a percussion instrument • study intensively, as before an exam

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