'Boom—boom—boom'—the hollow sound comes rolling with a noise like beating a bass drum.
The concerto begins with a brief fusillade of demisemiquavers from the violins, underpinned by the bass drum and capped by flourishes from the soloists.
The ostinato was played throughout on bass drum by a pupil.
The effect is underwritten by the addition of a bass drum roll, a deep vibration which is felt as much as heard.
His last changes in instrumentation were the addition, in red ink, of cymbals and bass drum.
The bass drum, scarcely heard hitherto, is much in evidence.
The most masculine instrument was found to be tuba, followed by string bass, trumpet, bass drum and saxophone.
