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Marching multiple tenor drums can weigh anywhere between 30 and 45 pounds, depending on the model, and number of drums. This means they are typically the heaviest drums in the drumline. Modern marching bands and drum corps use multi-tenors, which consist of several single-headed tom-toms played by a single drummer. The bottoms of the shells are ...
The Basel drum (also known as the Basler or Basle drum) is a two-headed rope-tension drum. [1] It takes its name from its origin in Basel. This percussion instrument is best known from the Carnival of Basel, where it is played by more than 2000 drummers. They are called Tambouren in Swiss German or Tambourins in French. There is no typical ...
Timbales were added to the band in 1971, accompanying five snare drums, two bass drums, two tenor bass drums, and two sets of cymbals. The band does not use a normal set of multi tenor drums that most marching bands do, and instead use a combination of timbales and duo-tenor drums to fulfill the mid-ranges of the percussion section's sound.
March music originates from the military, and marches are usually played by a marching band. [citation needed] The most important instruments are various drums (especially snare drum), horns, fife or woodwind instruments and brass instruments. Marches and marching bands have even today a strong connection to military, both to drill and parades.
Among ancient war drums that can be mentioned, junjung was used by the Serer people in West Africa.The Rigveda describes the war drum as the fist of Indra. [1]In early medieval Europe, the Byzantine Empire made use of military drums to indicate marching and rowing cadence, [2] as well as a psychological weapon on the battlefield since the End of Antiquity. [3]
In the past, the name charanga also applied to certain military musical bands of the Spanish Army [1] [2] and as ship's company bands in the Spanish Navy. Charangas mainly play popular, traditional songs that have simple rhythms and often feature risqué lyrics. Also, they often play medleys.
This grip is called traditional because it originates from military marching drummers who carried a snare drum on a sling hung from the neck or one shoulder, with the drum riding closer to one hip than the other and tilted slightly for easier reach. This allowed the drummer to play the drum and march without banging their knees or thighs into ...
In conjuntos that play son cubano, as well as in charangas and other ensembles where one or two congas were introduced to complement other rhythmic instruments, the drums are named like the bongos: macho (male) and hembra (female), for the higher and lower-pitched drums, respectively; an additional drum would be called tercera (third). [4]