The golden measure of poetry does not yet exist, only the rhythm of the maracas, the exact sound of the kettledrum. |
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Those who still admire Ezra Pound's pretentious poetry will presumably enjoy listening to him reciting while thumping on a kettledrum. |
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At least in the imaginary versions for bass tuba or kettledrum I wager to say that he is right. |
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He was tall and light-skinned, with a kettledrum chest and the kind of fat stomach that somehow manages to look hard: the body of a tight end. |
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Naker, small kettledrum that reached Europe from the Middle East in the 13th century, during the Crusades. |
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The oblong panels in the zone towards the base of the kettledrum show a kufic inscription of unknown content. |
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This kettledrum was probably used in falconry to call the falcon back to the owner. |
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One of them is a small drum on a vertical frame of lathe-turned wood whereas the other is a metallic kettledrum. |
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Like the huge kettledrum of some warring tribe each thunderclap momentarily burying the sounds of bumper-to-bumper traffic beyond the liquid curtain suddenly drawn across the awning. |
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In Turkey classical monophonic singing is accompanied solely by a small kettledrum, played either in the centre of the head or close to the rim, depending upon whether clear or muffled beats are desired. |
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Full vowels can often be found in unstressed syllables in compound words, as in bedsheet, moonlit, tentpeg, snowman, and kettledrum. |
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It was fashionable for a regimental band to have Black kettledrum players. |
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The orchestral kettledrum has a practical compass of five full tones. |
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