Mark Turner (nugroove@pacbell.net)
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 23:28:46 -0800
> As side question, pardon my ignorance, but what is the history of the
> drum. The drum sets you see in bands today where did they start..do they
> have relation to african drums, tom-tom, talking drum e.t.c. i.e. cowhide
> strecthed over wood with hollow center or whats the story?
My understanding is that the modern drum kit is a transposition of the drums
used in military marching bands: bass drum, snare drum, and tympani. I have
no idea how or if these instruments are related to African ones, though.
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