the rattle of a drum
1Rattle — Rat tle, n. 1. A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. Noisy, rapid talk. [1913 Webster] All this ado about the golden age is but an empty rattle and frivolous conceit. Hakewill. [1913… …
2To spring a rattle — Rattle Rat tle, n. 1. A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. Noisy, rapid talk. [1913 Webster] All this ado about the golden age is but an empty rattle and frivolous conceit. Hakewill.… …
3Yellow rattle — Rattle Rat tle, n. 1. A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. Noisy, rapid talk. [1913 Webster] All this ado about the golden age is but an empty rattle and frivolous conceit. Hakewill.… …
4drum — drum1 /drum/, n., pl. drums, (esp. collectively for 11) drum, v., drummed, drumming. n. 1. a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head,… …
5drum — 1. noun 1) the beat of a drum Syn: percussion instrument; bongo, tom tom, snare drum, kettledrum, bodhrán; historical tambour 2) the steady drum of raindrops Syn: beat, rhythm, patter, tap, pounding …
6The Chairman Dances — For Peter Martins ballet, see The Chairman Dances (ballet). The Chairman Dances is a 1985 composition by John Adams. Subtitled Foxtrot for Orchestra, the piece lasts about 13 minutes. The piece was composed on commission from the Milwaukee… …
7Rattle — Rat tle (r[a^]t t l), v. t. 1. To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain. [1913 Webster] 2. To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise. [1913 Webster] Sound but another [drum], and another shall As loud as thine… …
8The Bear (opera) — The Bear is the second of the two operas by William Walton, described in publication as an Extravaganza in One Act . The libretto was by Paul Dehn, based on a play by Anton Chekhov.BackgroundThe libretto by Paul Dehn was based on a play by Anton… …
9The Devil in Love (opera) — The Devil in Love (French: Le Diable amoureux; Russian: Влюблённый дьявол – Vlyublyonny dyavol) is an opera in three acts by the Russian composer Alexander Vustin (born 1943). The Russian libretto was written by Vladimir Khachaturov after the… …
10The Best American Poetry — series consists of annual poetry anthologies, each containing seventy five poems.The series, begun by poet and editor David Lehman in 1988, has a different guest editor every year. Lehman, still the general editor of the series, each year… …
