This instrument has a solo at the beginning of Beethoven's violin concerto, and Haydn's 103rd Symphony earns its nickname from the fact that the introduction features a long "roll" for this instrument.
In Proko ev's Romeo and Juliet, 15 straight notes from this instrument signify the death of Tybalt. Beethoven's Eighth Symphony requires that these instruments be tuned speci cally to play octave Fs, and in the scherzo of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, this instrument has a brief one-measure solo as the rest of the orchestra is silent. In the early 1800s, Gerhard Cramer's technical innovations allowed for the rapid tuning of this instrument, which was developed from the Arabic naker. This instrument has a solo at the beginning of Beethoven's violin concerto, and Haydn's 103rd Symphony earns its nickname from the fact that the introduction features a long "roll" for this instrument. For 10 points, name this percussion instrument also known as the kettledrum.
In Proko ev's Romeo and Juliet, 15 straight notes from this instrument signify the death of Tybalt.
timpani(s) [accept kettledrum(s) before "kettledrum"; prompt on "drum(s)"]