Thursday, December 26, 2013

History of Drums




History of drums began with the emergence of human civilization . drum has been linked to human birth . Drum is one type of musical instrument du wear in hutan.juga called membranophone , means an instrument that makes the sound of a prolonged membrane impressive with some type of object , usually a curved stick.
William Ludwig made ​​the bass drum pedal system workable in 1909 , paving the way for the modern drum .
In World War I drum kits were characterized by very large marching bass drums and many percussion items hung on and around it , and they became a central part of jazz music . Hi - hat stand appeared around 1926. Metal consoles were developed to hold Chinese tom - toms , with swing out stands for snare drums and cymbals . At the top of the console is a " tool " ( shortened to " trap " ) tray used to hold whistles , klaxons , and cowbells , thus drum kits were dubbed " trap kits . "
In the 1930s , Ben Duncan and others popularized streamlined trap kits leading to a basic four piece drum standard : bass , snare , tom - tom , and floor tom . In time legs were fitted to larger floor toms , and " consolettes " which is designed to hold smaller tom - toms on the bass drum . In the 1940s , Louie Bellson pioneered use of two bass drums , or the double bass drum . Gene Krupa 's first drummer to head his own orchestra and thrust the drums into the spot light with his drum solos , the others will soon follow the lead . With the influence of rock and roll , a watershed moment occurred between 1962 and 1964 , when the Surfaris released " Wipe Out " and when Ringo Starr of The Beatles played a Ludwig kit on American television ; events that motivated legions to take drum .
The trend toward large drum kits in Rock music began in the 1960s and gained momentum in the 1970s . In the 1980s , a very popular drummers like Billy Cobham , Carl Palmer , Nicko McBrain , Phil Collins , Stewart Copeland and perhaps most notably Neil Peart were using large amounts of drums and cymbals and also began using electronic drums . In the 1990 and 2000s, many drummers in popular music has returned back to basic four piece drum standards .

 
Drum kits were first developed for space and financial considerations in theaters where drummers are encouraged to cover as many percussion section . Until then , drums and cymbals played separately in military and orchestral music settings . Initially , the drummer plays the bass and snare drums by hand , then in 1890 they began experimenting with Bas footpedals to play the drums . William Ludwig made ​​the bass drum pedal system workable in 1909 , paving the way for the modern drum .
In World War I drum kits were characterized by very large marching bass drums and many percussion items hung on and around it , and they became a central part of jazz music . Hi - hat stand appeared around 1926. Metal consoles were developed to hold Chinese tom - toms , with swing out stands for snare drums and cymbals . At the top of the console is a " tool " ( shortened to " trap " ) tray used to hold whistles , klaxons , and cowbells , thus drum kits were dubbed " trap kits . "
In the 1930s , Ben Duncan and others popularized streamlined trap kits leading to a basic four piece drum standard : bass , snare , tom - tom , and floor tom . In time legs were fitted to larger floor toms , and " consolettes " which is designed to hold smaller tom - toms on the bass drum . In the 1940s , Louie Bellson pioneered use of two bass drums , or the double bass drum . Gene Krupa 's first drummer to head his own orchestra and thrust the drums into the spot light with his drum solos , the others will soon follow the lead . With the influence of rock and roll , a watershed moment occurred between 1962 and 1964 , when the Surfaris released " Wipe Out " and when Ringo Starr of The Beatles played a Ludwig kit on American television ; events that motivated legions to take drum .
The trend toward large drum kits in Rock music began in the 1960s and gained momentum in the 1970s . In the 1980s , a very popular drummers like Billy Cobham , Carl Palmer , Nicko McBrain , Phil Collins , Stewart Copeland and perhaps most notably Neil Peart were using large amounts of drums and cymbals and also began using electronic drums . In the 1990 and 2000s, many drummers in popular music has returned back to basic four piece drum standards .

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