Drums first appeared as far back as BC. Mesopotamian excavations unearthed small cylindrical drums dated BC. Several wall markings found in caves in Peru show drums used in various aspects of societal life.
The American Indians used gourd and wooden constructed drums for their rituals and ceremonies. Drums have always been used for more than merely creating music. Civil uses, messaging, and religious uses are but a few. Drum kits, a grouping of various toned drums, originated in marching bands and parade bands in New Orleans. It was found that one drummer could play more than one drum simultaneously.
Thus, this development saw the bass drum played and there would be a new term for the bass drum—the kick drum. In , William F. Though drums like the Tabor were popular in the renaissance period in Europe, the modern snare drum came to be in the early s in World War I. The major invention was the use of coiled wire metal was added to the snares which gave the snare the rattle and snap that we know today.
In addition, a throw off switch was added which could change the sound of a snare drum to one of a tom-tom. Drummers could still play the simple snare figures and grooves with brushes that they would usually play with drumsticks. By World War I, drum kits were frequently marching band-style military bass drums with numerous percussion items suspended on and around them.
William Ludwig, from Ludwig drums, developed an early low-mounted high-hat. These were called low-boys. Ludwig observed that Baby Dodd's, an early pioneer of New Orleans jazz drumming, tapped his left foot all the time. Many drummers played these low-boys for a bit, but Dodds asked Ludwig to raise the low hats up to make them easier to play, hence creating the modern hi-hat cymbal.
As individualism took hold of America and the world, drums sets ended up being much more popular. In the s people started taking drums from traditional settings and combining them to play them together.
Constraints on budget and space in theatre orchestras led bandleaders to pressure fewer percussionists to cover more percussion parts. They developed stands that would support Chinese tom-toms, snare drums, and cymbals. On top of these gadgets was a tray that would hold klaxons horns , cowbells, and whistles. These kits were eventually dubbed as 'trap sets' due to them holding a number of percussive items.
This is because, before the modern drum set, various percussionists would play these instruments separately in military and orchestral music settings. Beef wood was popular in the 's, and throughout the 's a popular choice for military drums was ebony. The bongos Drums remained mostly unchanged for many years, but new drums were found when modern people began exploring more and more of Africa and Cuba.
The bongo drums are traced to these cultures, and are always a set of twin drums. The drum set Today a popular item is the drum set.
People can now purchase sets of drum, and the first kit began selling in the early 's. Drum sticks evolve Musicians often complained that the tips of their drum sticks wore down. A man named Joe Calato invented a drum stick with a nylon tip to help prolong the life of a drum stick, and the idea was a success.
Modern drum sets As individualism took hold of America and the world, drums sets became even more popular. The modern drum set emerged with more cymbals, and bass drums. The first electric drums A man named Karl Bartos invented a new type of drum—the electric drums.
His invention did not produce a quality sound at the time, but it was an idea that would grow and take hold of musicians in the future.
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