drum kit

[ druhm kit ]

noun

1. a set of drums, cymbals, and other percussion instruments that one person, typically seated, plays with a pair of drumsticks.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drum kit¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Nearby are framed posters from the movies “Pulp Fiction” and “A Clockwork Orange,” and on a small carpeted area are amplifiers, a couch and Brown’s drum kit, ready for impromptu jam sessions.

From Los Angeles Times

Nearby is the burgundy drum kit used by Radiohead to record its 1997 breakthrough album, “OK Computer,” sitting only inches from a peppermint candy-swirled set of drums from the White Stripes.

From Los Angeles Times

“The drum kit was an extension of his being, and he danced all over it,” Selvin writes.

From Los Angeles Times

But at times, Vedder and the guys seemed more interested in raining thunderbolts down upon the crowd like a rock ‘n’ roll Zeus perched atop the Space Needle, thanks in part to some of the new songs off this year’s gripping “Dark Matter” LP and the band’s own god of thunder, Matt Cameron, behind the drum kit.

From Seattle Times

He said the first time he saw Wysocki behind his drum kit, “he looked like a king sitting on a throne.”

From Los Angeles Times