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
a set of kettledrums vibrating = they're in use
Kettledrums are spelled "timbales" in French.
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."
Specifically, a kettledrum player is called a tympanist.
Kettledrums or timps are other terms for timpani.
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 :)