History Musical Instrument Drum

The drum is a musical instrument that has been around for thousands of years, and to this day remains one of the most popular musical instrument. This instrument is still a member of the percussion instruments in the classification system membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell by binding to the edges, and rung by being hit with a stick (or better known as drum sticks) or can be directly with the palm of the player's hands.
Drum can be played individually is a player that uses a single drum, for example, musical instruments djembe (a musical instrument from South Africa who is played by being hit by hand and is a fundamental principle of modern drum manufacture). There is also a set of drums were lined up and played by the likes of Bongo drum and timpani. While a number of drums with a variety of different sizes and played along with some cymbals form the basis of modern drum.


Historical development of drums

5500 BC - Drum in ancient cultures
 


Drum has been found in China since ancient times. Drums are often used in religious rituals or ceremonies. 

1100 BC - Cymbal (Cymbals)

Cymbals are usually made of metal and is used to make the ringing or tinkling sound. They were originally created in ancient Turkey or China, but also used in Israel and Egypt.
 


684 BC - As with the drums of war

Drum has been used to regulate the rhythm of marching soldiers' war, as well as to motivate the soldiers, for thousands of years. Battle of the Chinese dynasties in ancient times noted to have significant changes due to the use of drums.
 


500 BC - Drum as signaling messengers

The history of Sri Lanka shows that the drums have been used as a form of communication between cities or tribes. Beat drum pattern or tone Different can mean a variety of messages.


1300 M - Snare drum

Over the years there were several drum made of various materials found. But the first modern snare drum invented in Europe in the Middle Ages.


1300 M - Stick drum

There is little evidence that humans use a drum stick in ancient times, but it could be the tool is used. Some of the earliest inventors find drum stick used in 1300 AD, and it was called Tabors made of wood.


1400 - Timpani

Timpani drum is a drum groups each having a different size. They were brought to Europe around the 1400s, but was not widely used until the 1600s.


1400 - Bass drum
Another modern drum is a bass drum. Larger than the snare drum, and then brought to Europe in the 1400s, and is sometimes referred to as drum Turkey.
1700 M - Evolution wooden drum
Over time, various types of wood are used to create different drum. In the 1700s Beef Wood popularly used for making drums. And in the 1800s as a popular overall type of drum including a military drum made of ebony.
1800 AD - Bongo
Drum largely unchanged over the years, but the shape and type of new drum was found when modern people do exploration to Africa and Cuba. Having traced the Bongo drum is a culture of the area, a set of drums Bongo always consists of two drums are fused.
1930 M - Drum set
Currently Drum sets have become a popular item. People are now able to buy a drum set that consists of various parts. The first set was sold in the early 1900s.
1958 M - Evolution drum stick
The musicians are many who complain that end they often broken drum sticks. Until finally a man named Joe Calato create drum sticks at the edges by using nylon to help extend the life of the drum stick, and the ideas used successfully.
1960 M - Drum set modern
Individualism holds American and world, drum sets is becoming increasingly popular. More modern drum sets began to appear with the additional cymbals and bass drum.
1976 AD - The first time the emergence of electric drum
A man named Karl Bartos created a new type of electric drum (electric drums). His invention does not produce sound quality at the time, but it would be an idea that continues to grow and holds the musicians in the future.
1997 M - Modern electric drum (1997 onwards)
Electric drum continues to grow over the years. Big brand electronics companies like Yamaha has done a great leap by producing electric drum, Roland introduced their first electric drum, known as a model TD-10 in 1997.
Until now the development of drums continue to follow the development of the existing technology. As in the world of recording without using a real drum players have been able to manipulate different kinds of drum sounds with the help of sophisticated software, and make it as a digital musical accompaniment. May be useful.
 
 
 
 
 

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