This instrument has a solo at the beginning of Beethoven's Violin Concerto, Grieg's Piano Concerto and Haydn's 103rd symphony.
Elliott Carter wrote Eight Pieces for four of these instruments. In the first movement of Beethoven's fourth symphony, the leadup to the recapitulation prominently features this instrument. This instrument plays a counter-rhythm to the strings at the beginning of the third movement of Sibelius's Violin Concerto. This instrument plays the first notes of Sibelius's seventh symphony and Bartók's third piano concerto. (*) Nielsen's fourth features a "duel" of these instruments. Like the harp, this instrument uses pedals for tuning. This instrument has a solo at the beginning of Beethoven's Violin Concerto, Grieg's Piano Concerto and Haydn's 103rd symphony. This instrument plays loud triplets on C and G in response to the trumpet fanfare at the beginning of Also Sprach Zarathustra. For 10 points, name this set of three to five tuned drums.
Elliott Carter wrote Eight Pieces for four of these instruments.
timpani [or kettledrums; prompt on just "drums"]