Yes. They are also called Timpani and they are considered percussion instruments.
Jan Williams has written: 'Variations for solo kettledrums' -- subject(s): Variations (Kettledrums)
timpani
Kettledrums are spelled "timbales" in French.
a set of kettledrums vibrating = they're in use
Specifically, a kettledrum player is called a tympanist.
Kettledrums or timps are other terms for timpani.
Timpani is an Italian equivalent of the English phase "a set of kettledrums."Specifically, the Italian word is a masculine noun. It may be preceded by the definite article i ("the") or the indefinite dei ("some"). The pronunciation is "teem-PAH-nee."
Un set di timpani is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "a set of kettledrums".Specifically, the masculine singular indefinite article un is "a". The loan word/masculine noun set means the same in English and Italian. The preposition di means "of". The masculine noun timpani translates as "kettledrums".The pronunciation will be "oon SEHT dee teem-PA-nee" in Italian.
kettle drums
percussion in no strings and non percussion is with strings
Flute and percussion
I think it's from the percussion section.. I hope it can be helpful :)