No single instrument in the orchestra is more important than the other. The drum (a member of the percussion family) is used when called out for in the written score. Composers use percussion instruments for various reasons - in the 1812 Overture, they are used to simulate the firing of cannons.
they drum
The "kettle" drum.
In an orchestra, the bass drum keeps the time for percussion.
No... Its a percussion instrument in the band..
Most orchestras will use a snare drum, a bass drum, and a set of timpanis.
the drum is a percussion instrument played in the percussion section of an orchestra
Kettle.
A snare drum got its name from the chains or snares on the bottom of the drum.
it keeps the whole band or orchestra in beat or time.
A kettle drum is called a timpani
Just about any percussion instrument imaginable has been used in orchestra at one time or another. That said, the primary orchestral percussion instruments are the timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, and triangle.
a bass drum if it is tilted on its side but if it is part of a set of 3, 4, or 5 it is part of the tympani