Kettle-drum
A half-sphere of copper, the head made of vellum, which may be tightened or loosened by means of screws or braces. The kettle-drum is the only drum from which sounds of definite pitch may be obtained. They are generally used in pairs in the orchestra, and are tuned to the tonic Kafka, J. C. Violinist; Austria. B. 1747; d. 1800.
Kafka, J. N. Composer and pianist; Bohemia. B. 1819; d. 1886. Kalkbrenner, F. W. M. (kalk-brenner).
Pianist, composer; Germany. B. 1784; d. 1849.
Com- Kalliwoda, J. W. (kal-lee-vo'-dah). poser, violinist; Bohemia. B. 1800; d. 1867.
Kastner, J. G. (kast-ner). Composer; Alsatia. B. 1810; d. 1867.
Kéler Béla, A. von (keh-ler beh-la). Composer, band-master; Germany. B. 1820;d. 1882. and dominant of the key, but modern writers adopt various other methods of tuning; it is also quite usual now to use three drums. The larger drum may be tuned to any note from 9:
The smaller In old scores the drum part was always written in C and the sounds wished were indicated by writing Timpani in F, B2, etc.
The modern custom is to write the actual sounds.