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From volume 2 of the work.

1527758A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — Kettle-drumsVictor de Pontigny


​KETTLE-DRUMS are copper or brass basins, with a skin or head that can be tuned to a true musical note. Used by cavalry and in orchestras. [Drum, 2, vol. i. p. 463b.]

[ V. de P. ]

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