What's the difference between drums, war drums and hall drums in China? What's the difference between size and timbre?

1 Tanggu, also known as bronze drum and war drum, was called Zhanggu in Qing Dynasty. The drum frame is made of wood, and both sides are covered with leather. Modern Tanggu generally has three specifications, the drum surface diameter is 22 cm, 25 cm and 32 cm respectively, and the drum height is 33 cm. The first two kinds of small Tanggu have bright pronunciation, while the latter one has generous timbre. When playing, put the drum on the wooden frame and beat it with a mallet.

Nearly 1 m in diameter. It consists of a wooden frame covered with skin. When playing, it is usually placed vertically. Although there may be one or two eardrums, only one side is actually used. The big drum is hit by a single drumstick, which is called the big drumstick. Both sides of the head can be used, and the head is wrapped in wool or felt. Usually when struck, it is between the center of the eardrum and the edge of the drum. The center of the drum is only used for short and fast percussion (staccato) and special effects. Although the modern drum has been widely used by symphony orchestras, at first it only entered Europe with the percussion instruments of other Turkish military bands in the late18th century, and it was generally only used to imitate the sound effects of military bands before the mid19th century.

The war drum is a drum that was struck in ancient times to boost morale. Generally, it is placed vertically on the chariot, and there is a special person to drum to encourage the battle, which is also a military order in the battle.