Xu Drum, a small drum used by the ancient army in China, was also called riding drum after the Han Dynasty. Ancient bands also used it. Shuowen: Yan, riding a drum. Drums also refer to armies or wars. Source "Li Zhou Guan Chun Zhong Shi": Drumming.
What do you mean by urging on the drum?
In ancient times, it meant beating drums to urge soldiers to go out. Modernity means inspiration and beautiful expectation for the future. War drums are mainly used for folk instrumental ensemble, lantern festival, acrobatics, dance and gongs and drums teams. Playing with wooden gongs, the pronunciation is lower than that of drums, but it is very loud.
Historical development of war drums
As early as Genghis Khan's time, war drums were widely used in the court and the army. "The Secret History of Mongolia" contains: "Su Wei is in charge of flag and drum weapons". The annotation of the new translation "The Secret History of Mongolia" also says: "Sacrifice my hope, beat my black curtain and ring the drums in winter and winter!" When describing the life of the Mongolian army at that time in Travel Notes of Marco Polo, the Italian traveler Kyle Polo wrote: "Before going out, they must wait for the drums and drums of the leaders. After the sound of gongs and drums, most people will play musical instruments and sing. " It shows that this drum is the war drum used by the ancient Mongolian army in the war.
In ancient Mongolia, there were two kinds of war drums: long drum and cone drum. The former is suitable for standing on both sides of the front of a chariot, while the latter is suitable for being used on a war horse. The two drums are tied to the drum ring with thongs and tied to the sides of the war horse's abdomen. The drum frame is made of wood, with a drum surface diameter of about 50 cm and a drum frame height of about 80 cm. The two sides of the drum frame are covered with cowhide, and the edge of the leather surface is fixed with three rows of drum nails. The drum pestle is made of wood, and the head of the pestle is slightly larger. Trim the handle with a pestle (to prevent the hand from slipping off) and decorate it with red silk strips. It is said that before use, the drum skin is coated with oil, then the oil is wiped off, and it can only be beaten after air drying.
Since the Ming dynasty, the war drums have been changed from the old system to the flat round system. The drum stand is made of wood such as Chinese toon, birch, Sang Mu and poplar. The two sides of the drum frame are covered with cowhide, and the leather edges are fixed with a single row of drum nails. There are two drum rings on both sides of the drum frame. War drums come in different specifications and sizes. The drum head diameter is 52 cm- 100 cm, and the drum frame height is 20 cm-34 cm. The pronunciation is lower than that of the drum, but it is very loud. Mainly used for national instrumental ensemble, dance, Lantern Festival, acrobatics and gongs and drums. But in solemn and grand scenes, we still have to use a long cavity drum. Performers are skilled and can dance while playing.