TRUMPETS

SIDE DRUM

FRENCH HORNS

TROMBONES

BASSOONS

CLARINETS

BASS DRUM

TUBA

OBOES

CONTRABASSOON

BASS CLARINET

PICCOLO

FLUTES

SECOND VIOLINS

VIOLAS

ENGLISH HORN

PIANO

HARP

FIRST VIOLINS

CELLOS

BASSES

• Most frequently used member of the percussion family

• Paired with the trumpets to signify royalty since the medieval times

• There ’ s a variety of sticks used , made of hickory or malacca cane and fitted with heads of different sizes

Tuning Bolt

Kettle

Mallets

Skin

Suspension Ring

700 BCE The timpani , also known as kettledrums , date back to pre-historic times , when they were made from hollowed-out tree trunks and covered with hide .

1500s The instrument was introduced to Europe during the invasions of the Ottoman Empire . They were cherished by the Ottomans and often mounted onto the back of horses and played while traveling .