kettle drums
Tomtoms and kettledrums can be tuned.
The poem set to music is called oratorio. A story set to music is called cantata.
The actual instrument itself is what vibrates. For example when you hit a cymbal, you can sometimes see the brass vibrating, and also if you touch the cymbal while it is making a sound you can feel the vibrations on your hand.
bass
timpani
a set of kettledrums vibrating = they're in use
Un set di timpani is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "a set of kettledrums".Specifically, the masculine singular indefinite article un is "a". The loan word/masculine noun set means the same in English and Italian. The preposition di means "of". The masculine noun timpani translates as "kettledrums".The pronunciation will be "oon SEHT dee teem-PA-nee" in Italian.
Timpani is an Italian equivalent of the English phase "a set of kettledrums."Specifically, the Italian word is a masculine noun. It may be preceded by the definite article i ("the") or the indefinite dei ("some"). The pronunciation is "teem-PAH-nee."
Yes. They are also called Timpani and they are considered percussion instruments.
Jan Williams has written: 'Variations for solo kettledrums' -- subject(s): Variations (Kettledrums)
Kettledrums are spelled "timbales" in French.
Kettledrums or timps are other terms for timpani.
kettle drums
Tomtoms and kettledrums can be tuned.
An item in a set is called an element.An item in a set is called an element.
It is simply called a set of tools.