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| A '''drum''' is also the name for a form of packaging, usually cylindrical. For example, drums made of steel or thermoplastics are used for the transportation of certain dangerous goods. These are known as '''steel drums''' and '''plastic drum'''s respectively. | |||
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| Drums such as these have a standard nominal volume of 55 US ]s. If used to transport dangerous goods they may have UN certification. Two common types of drums are the open top type and the 2” bang houses type. | |||
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For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation).
A drum is a musical percussion instrument, consisting of a membrane which is usually stretched taut over a cylindrical tube that is open at the other end. The membrane is struck, either with the hand or some other object, and the tube forms a resonating chamber for the resulting sound. A drummer is a person who plays the drums.
In most popular music and jazz, drums or drummer usually refer to a drum kit.
Examples of drums:
- ashiko
- Basler drum
- bass drum
- bodhrán
- bongo drum
- darabuka
- dholak
- djembe
- djun-djun
- doyra
- log drum
- monkey drum
- snare drum
- steel drum - not a membranophone, but referred to as a drum
- tabla
- tabor
- talking drum
- tapan
- tenor drum
- timbales
- timpani
- tom-tom drum
In the Sachs-Hornbostel scheme of musical instrument classification, drums belong to the membranophone class.
See also: