1. Military might is evoked through fiercely pounded kettledrums.

2. The kettledrums are struck with felt-headed flexible sticks.

3. Then, from somewhere, the sound of kettledrums rolled out.

4. Do not, however, regard the kettledrums as mere noisemakers.

5. In school, I teach students to play jazz drums, kettledrums, xylophone and so on.

6. In Saul, Handel was collaborating with Charles Jennens and experimenting with three trombones, a carillon and extra-large military kettledrums (from the Tower of London), to be sure "...it will be most excessive noisy".