| 单词 | kettledrum |
| 例句 | Every year during the month of March a family of ragged gypsies would set up their tents near the village, and with a great uproar of pipes and kettledrums they would display new inventions. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z A kettledrum of a thump told him that life still breathed within the yards of white smock. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The drummer was banging his biggest kettledrum to make it sound like a rumbling cannon. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She describes raucous afternoon teas called “kettledrums” during the Gilded Age, a peculiar and loud practice involving the clinking and exchange of spoons. Review | Scholars have dismissed debutante balls, but ‘The Season’ digs in to the strange, fascinating history 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z Others come as a shock: the kettledrums that sound like cannon fire; the piercing insistence of a piccolo that seems to have been requisitioned from Napoleon’s army. Music Review: John Eliot Gardiner Leads Ensembles at Carnegie Hall 2012-11-19T22:57:38Z However, the orchestra returned after a short pause, with a giant blast of kettledrums that finally ended his shout-out. Oscars producers ask for thank you list in advance to end gushing speeches 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Horn calls, surrounded by palpitating excitement in the strings and punctuated by electrifying beats on the kettledrums, flood the forest onstage. Dance Review: Ashton’s ‘Sylvia’ Is Revived at American Ballet Theater 2013-06-25T21:14:40Z The women hammered kettledrums and struck a gong suspended from a pagoda. At Shanghai Disney Resort, Mulan, Mickey and Dumplings 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z The moment is made all the more powerful by an awareness of the thunderous potential of those many kettledrums left untapped. A Requiem So Big That Performing It Takes a Multitude 2011-02-06T02:08:04Z Writing in the Bauhaus Journal, he said that each production required an “appropriate aural expression,” but added, “For the time being, such simple stimulators as the gong and the kettledrum are enough.” At the Bauhaus, Music Was More Than a Hobby 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Handel’s original orchestration was modest: just strings and continuo with trumpets and kettledrums called for sparingly. Music Review: Oratorio Society of New York?s ?Messiah? - Review 2011-12-20T21:59:08Z In Berlin, hundreds of workers took to the streets with kettledrums and trumpets to underline their demand for a bigger share of profits from a construction boom that has supported growth in Europe's largest economy. German construction workers threaten nationwide strike for higher wages 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z One piece by Glass requires two sets of kettledrums, so the Cleveland Orchestra’s timpanist is joining the Louisiana Philharmonic’s. Louisiana Philharmonic’s Carnegie Hall debut in Glass series 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z The kettledrum thump of the furnace kicking on. The January blahs are a thing. I actually kind of like them 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z In a kettledrum voice, Bryan Davies led the group in the Lord’s Prayer before asking, “If there is any evil here, let it be sent to the lake of fire!” Christian Pot Dispensary Takes on the IRS 2014-02-26T10:50:22Z These I afterwards had an opportunity of examining, and found them to be of the same shape, and as nearly as possible the same size, as our own kettledrums. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z There you are out, boy; the Moors have no bells; they only use kettledrums. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z The simple motive, for instance, of the march in Robert le Diable is given, when introduced for the first time, to four kettledrums. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z Our men had already had dinner, and were all in readiness—waiting, when, borne towards them over the wind-rippled waters from the pirate ship, came the quick, sharp rattle of a kettledrum. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Towards noonday, when the trumpets and kettledrums were sounding, I said, ‘Now they are conducting the bride across the square to the great hall.’ Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z This he was fortunate enough to find at the Th��tre Lyrique, where he obtained the privilege of presiding over the kettledrums at a salary of 65 francs a month. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z From the regiments standing nearer, the breeze brought the odor of horse sweat, and the shouts of commanders, the shrill note of fifes, and the deep sound of kettledrums. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z A four-note melody executed on four kettledrums would in a burlesque have excited roars of laughter. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z The idol roared forth the death-agonies of a second victim, while the officiating priests sought to drown the sickening shrieks with the din of kettledrums and cymbals. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z And as the trumpets blew every time that a new course of dishes and sweets were produced, I mentioned it; and before they were served the kettledrums were sounded. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z The sullen sound of the kettledrums which were beaten on the Koshevoi's Square interrupted further conversation. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The kettledrums of the horsemen were beaten, the trumpets and crooked horns sounded. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z “You quaint little Quakeress, don’t you know that now that the army hath come we shall have routs, kettledrums, and assemblies to no end?” Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z Lady Washington joined her husband in February, and there was an added dignity to 197 the kettledrums and merrymakings in consequence. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z At the cue, "Held his wont to walk," there is a fanfare for the clarinet, but, as in most incidental music, no kettledrums. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z They marched with singing and beating of kettledrums. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The rolling of drums throughout the foot regiments was mingled with responses from trumpets, crooked horns, and kettledrums, and also the hellish noise of a Janissary orchestra, and the neighing of horses. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z On the following day the people were informed, by the beating of the kettledrums, that the beloved of the Chan had lost the wonderful stone. Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental 2011-02-22T03:00:06.247Z After, dull booming of distant artillery, or waspish whinings of kettledrums. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z No. 4 is another melodrama, very agitato, scored for pizzicato strings and bassoon, with a very curious and ominous kettledrum figure, frequently repeated. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z All the drums, trumpets, and kettledrums sounded at once, drowning the shouts and salvos of musketry. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z In the intense silence the patter of rain on their oilskins sounded like the roll of kettledrums. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z The maiden followed, and they kept going further and further, until they arrived at the dwelling of the Chan, from which proceeded the sound of cymbals and kettledrums. Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental 2011-02-22T03:00:06.247Z Sailing ostensibly for Colon, she called at Antwerp, where she was loaded with 175 tons of Mausers and 180 tons of ammunition, besides field guns, billed as "hardware, musical instruments and kettledrums." Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z The middle part, or trio, is even more solemn; there is a very impressive kettledrum effect, and a fateful subject is played on trombone and cornet in octaves against a strong string passage. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Meantime the enemy were hurrying to the attack, more terrible than ever, with yells and shouts of triumph, and the kettledrums thundered again round the Roman ranks, as they stood expecting another battle to begin. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men The girl who showed us over the place quite correctly played the kettledrum, the viol and the lute. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster These dances of honour are performed to the sound of trumpets and kettledrums. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. There the Duke had already established a guard of twenty men, armed with long carabines, having become a warrior; and at the reception of the two lords, caused six trumpets and kettledrums to be sounded. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. Perhaps in the Russian version the text is altered and the kettledrum missed out. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z "I knew Philip would admire her," my sister related, when describing the kettledrum she had given in furtherance of her scheme, "so I introduced them at once!" Love's Usuries Here a kettledrum; there Polish viols, elsewhere lutes, harps, zithers, hautboys, bassoons, Swiss fifes, etc. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster By the time the dates come round we shall be on the high seas, far beyond the reach of dinners, dances, and kettledrums. The Red Rat's Daughter “You can hear the double bass quite plain at Cheadley’s, next door but one; but Waggly’s have given the kettledrum notice.” Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One There is a curious kettledrum solo in the third bar before the end. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z His fists were playing like the drumsticks of a kettledrum, and down went his towering assailant into the dust of the cattle kraal—then springing up, down he went again. A Veldt Vendetta Duke Bogislaw keeps four trumpeters and a kettledrum player; they, at any rate, produce some effect. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster The notes of the lowest register, when played piano, sound weird and sometimes grotesque, and are sometimes used instead of the kettledrum; when played forte the tone is grand and full. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Suddenly, a sound as of kettledrums and cymbals and squeaking violins rose above the neighing and braying of the fair. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. Upon which the lady kettledrum tossed back her head, and cried, "A very pretty simile!" The Tatler, Volume 3 Amy might as well have sung a song to a kettledrum, as talk to her. The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2) or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana When the cymbals and kettledrums reechoed through all the courts, they deafened the ear. The Chinese Fairy Book A bass drum is much larger than a high-pitched kettledrum. Common Science Of course she could not refuse, and Trudy, who, by the way, has come on very rapidly, persuaded Beatrice to take a booth at a charity kettledrum. The Gorgeous Girl Widor's "Prelude" for organ, three trumpets, three trombones, and kettledrums, given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events The show was continued, and again Don Quixote broke in, criticising some of the stage effects: bells were never used by the Moors, only kettledrums, he said. The Story of Don Quixote That is why, in spite of me, my kettledrum sounded so sad.” The Chinese Fairy Book The last movement of his lips was an endeavor to indicate where the kettledrums should be used in the 'Requiem.' Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History "Of course he would prefer a pair of kettledrums," said my cousin Bernhardt of Weimar, to whom I am indebted for the above. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess A kettledrum and an elaborate five o'clock tea are precisely the same form of entertainment. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society The band had caught up with them, and the trumpets and hautboys screamed death to the enemy while the kettledrums rumbled. The Saracen: The Holy War The sorcerers placed the river-bride on a couch, adorned her with her bridal jewels, and kettledrums, snaredrums and merry airs vied with each other in joyful sound. The Chinese Fairy Book In the deep silence, Simon's heartbeat thundered in his ears like a kettledrum. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Its wings were two blurs slicing through the air and roaring like kettledrums. David and the Phoenix The term "kettledrum" is not very frequently used. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society The kettledrums rumbled and thundered to a crescendo. The Saracen: The Holy War Trombones and trumpets resounded, and drums and kettledrums thundered and rattled as the warriors danced a war-dance. The Chinese Fairy Book From afar came sounds not of seamen’s trumpets, but horns, harps, kettledrums, from the hidden mainland across the strait, as of a host advancing along the shore. A Victor of Salamis Well, then," said she, "I hear the cymbals playing before the Prince, and the trumpets, and the kettledrums. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers The distinction between five o'clock teas, kettledrums, afternoon receptions and high tea, is not very clearly drawn. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society The band had caught up with them, and the trumpets and hautboys screamed death to the enemy while the kettledrums rumbled. The Saracen: The Holy War Drums and kettledrums sounded together, the ring closed around them on all sides and the robber army suffered a grievous defeat. The Chinese Fairy Book Ten pennons whipped from her masts, and the cry of horns, tambours, and kettledrums blended with the shoutings of her crew. A Victor of Salamis Five o'clock was the established hour for kettledrum, but of late the invalid had been unable to bear even the mild excitement of two or three visitors at this time. Vixen, Volume III. Of all the entertainments given during the daytime, luncheons, breakfasts, afternoon teas, kettledrums, etc., the morning reception, so-called, although it is given in the afternoon, is perhaps the most formal. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society A Mameluke army on its way to war would have mullahs praying for victory and a mounted band playing martial music on kettledrums, trumpets, and hautboys. The Saracen: The Holy War “Drums and kettledrums sounded together”: the kettledrums sounded the attack, and the drums the retreat. The Chinese Fairy Book The howlings in a score of tongues, the bray of cymbals and kettledrums, the clamour of spear-butts beaten on armour—who may tell it? A Victor of Salamis "Let us have kettledrum together for the last time, till you come back to us." Vixen, Volume III. The words "kettledrum" or "afternoon tea" are not to be used, and these cards may be sent by mail, enclosed in a single envelope. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society They, too, had their band, a dozen men who played kettledrums, trumpets, hautboys, and cymbals from horseback. The Saracen: The Holy War So be it, then; kettledrum and Starlight Bess, at any hazard of maternal wrath. Vixen, Volume I. Nations were ranged in the halls, nations ranged at a banquet, Even then lightly proceeding with timbrel, dulcimer, hautboy, Gong and loud kettledrum and fierce-blown tempestuous organ. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 Lord Mallow attended the Duchess's kettledrum again that afternoon, and this time he was in no wise at sea. Vixen, Volume III. The Captain came out of his sleeping-cabin as the last chord of the National Anthem died away on the quarter-deck overhead with the roll of kettledrums. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions Prettiest thing I ever saw when the Yankees was travelin' was the drums and kettledrums and them horses. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 "We go to dinner-parties and kettledrums, and go into raptures about orchids and old china, and try to cure our broken hearts that way." Vixen, Volume I. A fire had been built in the middle of the courtyard, and around it picturesquely-dressed men and women were singing and dancing to the accompaniment of fifes, kettledrums and tambourines. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science May I come to the Duchess's kettledrum?' asked Lord Mallow humbly. Vixen, Volume III. The carpenter sat beside him with a kettledrum, more literally a kettledrum even than the real thing, for that drum was a kettle! The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains By and by, at the sound of the kettledrum, the troop formed into rank, and vanished into the mountain, which closed behind them with a crash. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology I believe I have seen him three times: once at Lady Southminster's ball; once when he came to call upon mamma; once at kettledrum at Ellangowan, where he was in attendance upon Lady Mabel. Vixen, Volume I. Who of those inspired by Cybele are made beside themselves to this extent by the flute and the kettledrum? Plutarch's Morals At its culmination the bass voices enter in unison upon the words, "Tuba mirum," in the midst of another orchestral storm, which is still further heightened by an unusual number of kettledrums. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers When the cheer ceased, Ogilvy cried, ‘Now, then, every man who knows how to beat a kettledrum and blow a trumpet come here.’ The Lighthouse The monarch had put on his robes of state to receive them, and amused them while dinner was preparing with a concert from a number of long drums, kettledrums, and horns. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Your house is pure; your father is a drum, Your mother is a kettledrum, you scum! The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika The right of displaying a banner and beating kettledrums was one of the highest marks of distinction which could be conferred on a Rājpūt noble. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) And Mendelssohn, entering into the spirit of the fun, dexterously caught the blossoms and tossed them to his players, not even forgetting the triangles and the boys who played the kettledrums. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians The tree-frog blew his alto horn; the jar-fly clashed his tinkling cymbals; the woodpecker rattled his kettledrum, and the locust jingled his tambourine. Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales Then the lad answered, according to the old hag's bidding, "I want your skin, for King Indra is making a new kettledrum, and says your skin is nice and tough." Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 When I entered Tongchuan the town was in commotion; kettledrums and tomtoms were beating, and crackers and guns firing; the din and clatter was continuous and deafening. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma Nagārchis appear to be a class of Gonds, whose special business was to beat the nakkāra or kettledrums at the gates of forts and palaces. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) They ceased upon the night: and the next news was that after five minutes' interval they were chained again and conscientiously throwing vim into Boum-Poump with the standardised five thumps of jollity on the kettledrum. Foe-Farrell It is just then that the lighter guns join in with the roll as of a kettledrum—Trommelfeuer. Letters from France It was about a fine kettledrum all tasselled in royal fashion, with gold and silver, that Ibrahim's father had given him. The Adventures of Akbar But at this moment the distant clang of trumpets and kettledrums was heard, announcing the governor's return. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales The stick with which the kettledrum was struck was called danka, and the king’s jurisdiction was metaphorically held to extend so far as his kettledrums were beaten. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) He tilted full at the man with his walking stick, and before he could escape had beaten a regular roll of kettledrums on his hide. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation Suddenly, from over the distant hills, to left or right, there breaks out the roll of a great kettledrum, ever so far away. Letters from France Being a selfish boy, he would not allow Akbar to touch it; whereupon the Heir-to-Empire, after a brief tussle, carried off the kettledrum and beat it loudly through the palace! The Adventures of Akbar When once she became conscious again of her bodily existence, felt the pulses throbbing in her forehead, and knew that her heart was beating like the muffled rattling of a kettledrum, she shuddered. Sally Bishop A Romance The percussion instruments, including kettledrums, bass drums, and cymbals, are the least important of all the musical instruments; and are usually of service merely in adding to the excitement and general effect of an orchestra. General Science The music was all on the balusters above—wind-music, trumpets and kettledrums, that played as Their Majesties came in, after the heralds and Black Rod. Oddsfish! When it is very rapid—like the swift roll of a kettledrum—you take it that it must be the French seventy-fives down South preparing the way for a French assault. Letters from France Kumran hearing of this was very angry, for the beating of a kettledrum is a sign of Empire. The Adventures of Akbar They made no use of trumpets or horns, but employed instead the kettledrum, which resounded from all parts of the field when they made their onset. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Over and over again went up the cry as men and women and children fell foaming to the ground, "and conches and kettledrums, tabors and drums, and cow-horns blared." Leonie of the Jungle I will have the Boston Symphony Orchestra tour the country singing—singing from kettledrums to violins to a thousand silent audiences, "Have yon read 'CROWDS'?" Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy When the cheer ceased, Ogilvy cried, 'Now, then, every man who knows how to beat a kettledrum and blow a trumpet come here.' The Lighthouse There came to him, wafted from the field of sorrow, a note which was command, a voice which sounded to him above the voices of his own brasses, above the tapping of the kettledrums. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains Did you never meet, far down the street, With plumes and banners gay, While the kettle, for the kettledrum, Played your march, march away? McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader Trumpets and kettledrums suddenly ceased their music, and in a moment there rose in their stead an eager buzz of comment from the nearest spectators. When William Came The grasshopper, rattling his little kettledrum there, knows nearly as much of this hoary secret as I do; and the bird, that prunes his wing on the porphyry, and is gone again. Children of the Mist Three rolls on the kettledrum shall be the signal. Cromwell Then some, doffing the shooting-gear for a free-and-easy but scrupulously neat attire, repair to the ladies' sitting-room or the library for "kettledrum." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 My kettledrums and trumpets I keep for Lady Juliana, and I am quite in the humour for giving her a flourish today. Marriage Buxom negro ones, with pale palms, white eyes, and the beat of kettledrums somewhere close to the cuticle of the balls of her feet. The Vertical City Piled up with kettledrums and flags taken from the Russians. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 20, 1890 Then came the moment when the orchestra stopped suddenly, and the kettledrum rolled, and the eyes of the audience were fixed upon the Marvel. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 7, 1914 A band then began to play and the kettledrums were loudly struck, so that the sound reached me in the hiding-place. Hindoo Tales Or, the Adventures of Ten Princes The trumpeters and the drummers led, their horses prancing, white plumes waving in the breeze, and the April sunlight dancing on the brazen horns and the silver bellies of the kettledrums. Master Skylark The barges of the imperial princes were covered with blue and white awnings and towed to the sound of kettledrums and the loud measured cries of the boatmen. Rezanov First rode the dragoons with their standards and kettledrums, then the javelin-men with their halberds, and behind them the line of coaches full of the high dignitaries of the law. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 On his withers banged and bumped the kettledrums draped in crape, and on his back, very stiff and soldierly, sat a bareheaded skeleton. Indian Tales Her walking dress was manifestly a dress inappropriate to a kettledrum. Manners and Social Usages The trumpet blared, the kettledrum crashed again, and as a sudden hush fell over the throng without Nick heard the voices of the players going on. Master Skylark Flags waved, kettledrums beat, fans were flung into my very lap to autograph. Rezanov I am not the same swordsman who led the left troop of the finest horse regiment that ever followed a kettledrum. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 The priest beat upon a kettledrum, and the echoes rolled through the temple. Historical Miniatures So a kettledrum became the most fashionable of entertainments. Manners and Social Usages He then tendered a fiddle to me altogether beyond my compass—but I offered to officiate on the kettledrum, the drummer being competent to something else. Tom Cringle's Log As the Spanish troops advanced, their trumpets sounded defiance and were answered by Moorish horns and kettledrums. Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic If the missive came from Pasey or from Harau, it was received with all the royal pomp—drum, flute, trumpet, kettledrum, and two white parasols together; but the bugle did not figure at this reception. Malayan Literature He died at one o'clock in the morning of November 5, 1791, and the last movement of his lips was an effort to direct where the kettledrums should be sounded in his Requiem. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1 He was escorted to polo-grounds and sat for hours witnessing sports and trials of skill, and at night to the music of kettledrums and pipes men and boys danced interminably before him. The Broken Road From his art was music first invented, and therefore he is always furnished with a song, to which his hammer keeping tune, proves that he was the first founder for the kettledrum. Character Writings of the 17th Century "Look!" he exclaimed, pointing to a pair of battered kettledrums in the corner. Lost in the Air Then his huge, rounded back would straighten itself, his bull-dog chin would project, and his r's would burr like a kettledrum. The Green Flag Drives, kettledrums, dinners, balls, lawn tennis, polo, pigeon-shooting, golf, racing and hunting; and, if he particularly wishes it, a balloon ascent as well. Twixt France and Spain The heavy thud of the cross-heads, flashing between their guides, beat time to the clang of the valve-gear, a pump throbbed like a kettledrum, and something tinkled like a high-pitched triangle. Lister's Great Adventure Look at our Parliament—a hurdy-gurdy turning out, age after age, a sing-song of pigmy regulations, accompanied for grum kettledrum by a musketry of suicides, and for pibroch by a European bleating of little children. The Lord of the Sea There's the original pair—made by the Adam and Eve of the South Sea Islands, or wherever kettledrums originated. Lost in the Air Sometimes the sound of the kettledrum, the song, and the clapping of hands, summon us at a later hour than usual to a dance. First Footsteps in East Africa There are several private coaches at Pau, which turn out in grand style on race days; and balls, concerts, and kettledrums abound, with private theatricals occasionally. Twixt France and Spain But Society soon began to notice that she no longer honored kettledrums or the more formal afternoon receptions with her presence, and her calls were few and late. Sleeping Fires: a Novel In this way the odd corners of their house got filled with violins, lutes, hautboys, kettledrums and curious stringed things that have died the death and are now extinct. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists Then the lad answered, according to the old hag's bidding, 'I want your skin, for King Indra is making a new kettledrum, and says your skin is nice and tough.' Tales of the Punjab As I was sitting rather near the front in the stalls, I was recognised by the man who was playing the kettledrum, as he had taken part in my Zurich performances in 1853. My Life — Volume 2 Viola insisted on showing the use of her cozy, and making everybody stay to nurse's impromptu kettledrum, and herself put in the pinches of tea. My Young Alcides He met Madeleine at all these gatherings, but it so happened that he never sat beside her and he had no taste for kettledrums or balls. Sleeping Fires: a Novel He speaks of the impression which flutes, violins, kettledrums, and trumpets made on him, but nowhere of the dramatic representatives in whose stead, as he puts it, those instruments spoke. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 Our guide appeared very much upset when he found the pond empty, and gave vent to many exclamations in his peculiar language, in which the letter "r" rolled like a kettledrum. The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures It was subsequently enlarged to twenty-two and twenty-four, including trumpets and kettledrums on special occasions. Haydn That kettledrum at the lodge is one of the brightest spots in my memory. My Young Alcides There are four other At Homes and kettledrums this week and I shall go to those also. Sleeping Fires: a Novel The effect of the brass and the kettledrums was too coarse, too material; the spectator should be terror-struck by the cry of Senta on seeing the Dutchman, not by kettledrum and brass. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 Then follows the golden bell affair again, with a kettledrum substituted. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 One man stood before the Lord Mayor and another behind him, shouting out vociferously all the toasts in their order according to etiquette, and after each toast came a flourish of kettledrums and trumpets. Haydn Then they spread the ensigns and the standards, whilst kettledrums beat and the trumpets blared, and set out upon the homewards way. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] Then he took out the copper kettledrum and beat it with the broidered strap, whereupon up came the dromedaries. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 When they drew near, suddenly appeared under it a numerous conquering host like the full tide sea, with flags and standards, drums and kettledrums, horsemen and footmen. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 Care had been taken to bring together all the drums, kettledrums, trumpets, and flutes that could be found in the city, and these instruments playing all at the same time, made a tremendous uproar. A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India Scarcely did the sun shine against the summits of the mountains than shouts burst from the cliffs opposite to the castle, and were answered from the camp with joyful sounds of kettledrums and trumpets. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada The large quadrangle was filled with steeds and their attendants, and the castle walls resounded with the fanfares of trumpets and the beating of kettledrums. Windsor Castle There are also some very large gongs, played singly or in pairs, and taking the place of our drums and kettledrums. The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 Some were reading plays and beautiful poems, others danced and others performed with glittering fingers and flashing arms on various instruments —the ivory lute, the ebony pipe and the silver kettledrum. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance The captured standards were borne in triumph from Kensington Palace to the city, and were suspended in St. Paul's Church, amidst the roar of drums and kettledrums, and the shouts of an immense multitude. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 The brute, however, was so terrified by the noise of the trumpets and kettledrums, and the cheers of the crowd, that there was no getting him over the bridge of Sant' Angelo. The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy They approached so near, that Waverley could plainly recognize the standard of the troop he had formerly commanded, and hear the trumpets and kettledrums sound the signal of advance, which he had so often obeyed. Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since Must one clatter like kettledrums and penitential preachers? Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none Never again was I to feel my war horse between my knees, never again to hear the kettledrums and silver trumpets behind me as I rode in front of my little rascals. The Adventures of Gerard I hear the doleful strains of a tin whistle accompanied with a rub-a-dub-dub of a kettledrum that has known its best days, and whose sound is as doleful as that of the whistle. London's Underworld Through the woods, volleying War reverberates, like huge gong-music, or Moloch's kettledrum, borne by the echoes; swoln torrents boil angrily round the foot of rocks, floating pale carcasses of men. The French Revolution Having made an agreement with several others, he gave them liquor; and the drunken Cossacks staggered into the square, where on a post hung the kettledrums which were generally beaten to assemble the people. Taras Bulba and Other Tales The arrival of a carriage with the stately subject of his deliberations, who from her elaborate costume had seemingly been to some kettledrum or private reception, speedily put an end to his doubts. A Strange Disappearance The cymbals whang, The kettledrums bang:— In this passage the reading or chanting is shriller and higher. The Congo and Other Poems At that moment indistinct shouts rang through the street, accompanied by the sound of trumpets and kettledrums; but he heard them not. Taras Bulba and Other Tales And now great gongs whang, Sharper, faster, And kettledrums rattle And hide the shame With a swish and a swirk In dead love's name. The Congo and Other Poems |
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