Do you know what types of drums?

1, the waist drum: rumor has it that the evolution of the Capricorn drum, the fourth century A.D. began to popularize the Tang Dynasty waist drum because of the role of playing different, known as the "drum" or "and the drum". Since the Ming Dynasty, "Fengyang Flower Drum", "Flower Drum Lantern" and Huaibei "Flower Drum Opera" in the use of the waist drum, and gradually evolved into modern forms.

2, wolf tent drums: also known as "two staff drums". Popular in Fuzhou. Wolf staff from the ancient fine waist drum type of instrument, the shape and the Korean long drum is similar. The drum body is made of wood, about 70 centimeters long, the middle is small, both ends are thick and hollow, both sides of the cowhide or python skin, the drum surface diameter of 30 centimeters or so, the drum skin is mounted on a metal ring, by the rope through the system taut. It is struck with a wooden whip or clapped by hand to pronounce the sound, and is one of the main musical instruments of "Fuzhou Shifan", and is also used for the accompaniment of Min Opera.

3, fishing drums: fishing drums, also known as "bamboo qin" or "Road tube", the Southern Song Dynasty has this instrument. Modern use of fishing drums, is 65 to 100 centimeters long, about 13 centimeters in diameter on the bamboo tube, one end of the masked pigskin or sheepskin and become, when playing, the left hand firm embrace of fishing drums, the right hand beat, is the folk music "Daoxiang", "fishing drums" and "bamboo qin". It is the main accompanying instrument of the folk songs "Daoxiang", "Fishing Drum" and "Bamboo Harp".

4, with the drum: folk circulation of the larger drums. One of the drums. Widely popular in southern Jiangsu area. With the drum drum body is barrel-shaped, slightly wider in the middle, the drum is about 60 cm high, more Tsubaki wood, color wood, birch or poplar wood production, both sides covered with cowhide, drum diameter of about 50 cm. The middle of the drum body is equipped with three drum rings, used to wear a drum belt or for hanging.

5, flowerpot drum: because the drum surface is large, the bottom of the drum is small, like a flowerpot and so named. Evolved from the hall drum, also known as the "South Hall Drum". Due to the shape of the cylinder, there is a "cylinder drum" name. Now widely used in Beijing opera and other local theater and dance accompaniment, instrumental ensemble and solo.

6, hall drums: drum instruments in the shape of a larger body, more than the use of Tsubaki, color wood, birch and poplar wood, etc. to make the drum body, because the drum surface is larger, the drum skin more use of buffalo skin. In the drum body covered with two pieces of the same area of cowhide and become, usually placed on a wooden frame with two drums playing. The sound of the drum is low and strong, and it is mainly used for instrumental ensemble, dance and opera accompaniment, and it is also the main instrument in the drum and gong team.

7, the book drum: drum body is flat and round, both sides of the skin, the drum surface diameter of 22 cm, the drum body height of 8.5 cm, the pronunciation of the drum is lower than the hall drum, but very loud, dedicated to the northern rap music, "drum book" and other kinds of drums accompanied by the book, but also applies to the singing and drums accompanied by the local singing and drums. Played with a single arrow, the book drums placed on the bamboo drums on the braided rope, frame height of 90 centimeters or so, rappers left-handed bookplate or pear-shaped piece, the right-handed drum arrow drum table

8, point drums: also known as the "Wyatt Drum". early 16th century has been popular in the southern region of Jiangsu Province. Flat round, drum frame with color wood and other hard wood production, the middle slightly high, edge gradually low, the drum cavity diameter of about 18 cm, both sides covered with cowhide, with dense rows of drums nail taut. Drum whip made of mahogany or bamboo, known as the sign.

9, war drums: similar in appearance to the drum, only the drum body is shorter, so there is a "flat drum". Pronounced lower than the drum, but very loud. Used in the past for religious music, established in 1723 in Beijing Yonghe Palace, hiding a diameter of about 1 meter, the drum body is only 20 centimeters high flat drum. Today it is mainly used for folk instrumental ensembles, dances, lantern festivals, acrobatic troupes and gong and drum teams.

10, plate drums: often with the clapboard played by a person and named, and has a "single skin" (one side of the skin) and "class drums" (in the past, the special theater class), is China's opera orchestra in the conductor's musical instruments. As early as the Tang Dynasty (618 ~ 907) has been used in the "qingle", then called "festival drum".

11, row drums: China's drums in the new varieties of musical instruments, after the liberation of China's musical instrument workers and music workers, summed up the domestic and foreign drums musical instrument technology experience, according to the folk commonly used in the medium-sized hall drums and drums reformed into a beautiful shape, rich and varied tone, with a national style, has become an important musical instrument in the national orchestra, is widely used in instrumental ensembles, local operas and songs and dances accompaniment. In some dance halls often see the "drums" is also row drums.

12, qin drums: a kind of fishing drums can play the melody. It is the Chengdu national bamboo wind instrument amateur development group made in Sichuan folk music "bamboo qin" accompaniment instrument inspired by the successful development of 16 different lengths of bamboo tube (or plastic Jane), each bamboo tube covered with cowhide or sheepskin, through the bamboo solid leather ring fastened to the upper mouth of the bamboo tube. Bamboo tube in two rows placed on the wooden piano frame. When playing, the player's hands each holding a bamboo zither arrow strike, issued by (D ~ f1) 16 tones, tone soft, clear and bright, can be used for instrumental ensemble or accompaniment, but also can be used to play a separate piece of music.