Historical Origin of Drums

1. In ancient times, the drum was honored as a divine instrument through the heavens and was mainly used as a sacrificial instrument. Drums were widely used in hunting and war activities. Drums as musical instruments began in the Zhou Dynasty. Zhou Dynasty has eight sounds, the drum is the leader of the group sound, the ancient literature called "drum qin and se", is the qin and se open play before the drum as a guide. The cultural connotation of the drum is vast and profound, the sound of the drum is accompanied by human beings, the ancient barbarians step by step towards civilization.

2. Drums are China's traditional percussion instruments, according to the "Rituals - Mingtang bit" records, in the very early legend, "Iqi's" when there has been "earth drums", that is, made of clay drums. Because the drum has a good **** sounding role, the sound of the sound of a very long way, so very early on by the Chinese ancestors as the army on the power of the use. According to legend, the yellow emperor conquered Chi You Zhuo Lu battle, "the yellow emperor killed kui, with its skin for the drum, sound heard five hundred".