What kinds of drums are there?

The types of drums are waist drum, two drums, fishing drum, bronze drum and Hua Pengu.

1, waist drum

The waist drum is shaped like a cylinder, slightly thinner at both ends, slightly thicker in the middle and covered at both ends. There are two iron rings on the drum body, which are hung around the waist with a belt and struck with a mallet in each hand. The waist drum has no fixed pitch and the sound is clear. It can be used not only as a dance instrument, but also as a dance prop to show cheerful and lively scenes. It is the main instrument of the waist drum team.

2. Two sticks and drums

Two-section drums are popular in Fuzhou. Originated from ancient waist drum instruments. The drum is made of wood, with a total length of about 70 cm. The middle part is small, the two ends are thick and hollow, with Mengniu skin or python skin on both sides, and the drum head is about 30 cm in diameter. The drum head is mounted on a metal ring and tightened with a rope. It is one of the main musical instruments of "Fuzhou Fan Shi" and is also used to accompany Fujian Opera.

3. Fishing drums

Fishing drum, also known as "bamboo harp" or "Taoist drum", was used in the Southern Song Dynasty. The fishing drum used in modern times is made of pigskin or sheepskin on a bamboo tube with a length of 65 ~ 100 cm and a diameter of about 13 cm. When playing, the left hand holds the fishing drum firmly and the right hand slaps it, which is the main accompaniment instrument of folk music "Daoqing", "Fishing Drum" and "Zhu Qin".

Development of China

China, together with Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt and ancient India, is the birthplace of the earliest drums in the world. Historically, China drums spread to neighboring countries, such as North Korea and Japan, and also absorbed many foreign drums. China's traditional drums are the mainstream in the Central Plains, and the drums of ethnic minorities in the border areas are not only influenced by the traditional drums in the Central Plains, but also by foreign drums, especially Arab and Indian drums.

Most of the traditional drums in China originated from the Central Plains, and there were more than 20 kinds before Qin and Han Dynasties. Although they vary in size and height, they are almost all of thick waist type. At that time, it was used for poetry, music, dance, labor, sacrifice, war and celebration.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Drum