5/30/2023 0 Comments Instrument in a chinese operaPlayer - Instrument Interface and Sound Productionįour rings attached to the circumference of the shell allow the drum to be vertically suspended from a stand. Unpadded stick beaters are used to strike the drumheads. The cowhide heads are stretched over both of the shell's open ends and held in place and tension with double rows of tightly spaced tacks. The shell of this drum is made from several slats of wood glued together to form a barrel. A sense of the broad distribution of tanggu drums can be gleaned from pictures in Stephen Jones' book Folk Music of China (see photos on pages 105, 107, 216, 230, 256, 258, and 315). Chinese drums of approximately the same design and size may be named differently in different regions of China or even in different ensemble settings in a single region. Its name means ‘hall drum.’ It is used in the percussion sections of a wide variety of regional opera orchestras, Buddhist, Daoist and Confucian temple ensembles, and outdoor processional bands with shawms. The tanggu is a double-headed membranophone of the Han Chinese.
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