The kettledrum apparently originated in theMiddle East, but its age is not known with certainty. It is speculated that itsprecursorswere primitive pot drums formed by holding or fastening a skin over a clay pot. Arabic writings from the 10th centuryadmention varieties of large and small kettle...
In theEncyclopedia Of Percussion, a compendium edited by John Beck, contributors Jeff Hartsough and Derrick Logozzo write (in an article titled “Marching And Field Percussion”), “In looking at the history of the drum itself, there were many forms in each ancient country. All of them … ar...
Cameron Steele Intro to Music Professor Walters 9/29/2014 The Snare Drum Ah the snare drum, one of the most well-known and versatile instrument in the...
Drum, musical instrument, the sound of which is produced by the vibration of a stretched membrane (it is thus classified as a membranophone within the larger category of percussion instruments). Basically, a drum is either a tube or a bowl of wood, metal
during the Crusades when Saladin used military bands. The crusaders found them somewhat off-putting and recorded as much in their chronicles. The Ottomans are known to have continued the tradition. Kettle drums found their way to Spain which was part of the Ottoman empire until the fifteenth ...
A kettle-drum, a fifer and awhistle-blower, formed the orchestra for bruin to dance by—truly, fit music for a bear. —San Francisco Bulletin, 1 Dec. 1860 'Whistleblower' and Sporting Events Around the end of the 19th centurywhistleblowertook on a more specific meaning. It no longer re...
The Turkish crescent and tambourine was also occasionally added. Some of these instruments entered the orchestra with a specialized performance practice. The bass drum, for example, was struck by one hand on the side of the drum's head with a wooden beater; the other hand struck the opposite...
The Crusades brought Europeans in contact with the Arab culture. From the Arabs, Europeans adapted the tambourine (a small frame drum), the naker (a small kettledrum), and the tabor (a small tubular drum). The tabor was often used with a snare, which consisted of thin cords of animal ...
1826—Leipzig, Germany: Carl Queisser performs a transcription of Carl Maria von Weber’sConcerto for Hornfor a benefit concert at the Gewandhaus (Lewis, Gewandhaus). 1826—Leipzig, Germany: Carl Queisser’s transcription of the Carl Maria von WeberHorn Concertinocalls for multiphonics in the cade...
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