Tomtoms and kettledrums can be tuned.
Tympani or kettle drums
There are usually four kettle drums in an orchestra
Ringo.
No, they are not. Timpani are tuned drums, but snare drums cannot be tuned. They are also made of different metals and have different shapes to the bottom of the instrument. And then there's the snares - timpani don't have them.
Tomtoms and kettledrums can be tuned.
Tympani or kettle drums
There are usually four kettle drums in an orchestra
There are usually four kettle drums in an orchestra
Ringo.
they drum
No, they are not. Timpani are tuned drums, but snare drums cannot be tuned. They are also made of different metals and have different shapes to the bottom of the instrument. And then there's the snares - timpani don't have them.
Drums are part of the percussion section of the orchestra. They usually are at the very back of the orchestra behind the woodwind section. x
The drums belong to the percussion family in and orchestra
A set of tuned drums.
no, not that i am aware
The bass drum and snare drums joined the orchestra in the early 1800's. A great example for a massive percussion battery in an orchestra is "Wellington's Victory" (Opus 91) by Beethoven. The timpani, presumably the oldest drums used in orchestra, dates back to the Baroque period.