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Drum

The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a percussion mallet, to produce sound. There is…

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Drum

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Triples95
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Military uses · 21
Drum → Aztec, BC, Chinese, Columbian, Different, During, English, English Civil War, Fife-and-drum, For, Highland, In, It, Lu, Qi, Scottish, Similarly, Swiss, The Nahuatl, These
related to Construction · 12
Drum → African, Ashiko, Bodhrán, Caribbean, Drums, Exceptions, In, On, Other, Single-headed, The, Western
related to External links · 11
Drum → Drums, Encyclopædia Britannica, Learn, Play Drums, Polish, Vol, Wikibooks Quotations, Wikimedia Commons The, Wikiquote Media, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to history · 11
Drum → BC, Bronze Age Dong Son, China, Dong Son, Drums, In, Neolithic, Ngoc Lu, The, They, Vietnam
related to Sounds · 9
Drum → Different, Double-ply, Each, For, Rock, Several, Some, The, Tom-tom
related to Types · 8
Drum → AburukuwaAshikoAtumpanBaraBass, Devavadyam, God, Slit, Son, TapanTarTavilTenor, Tasha, The
related to Talking drums · 5
Drum → Africa, Drums, Sri Lankan, The, Throughout Sri Lankan
related to Drums in art · 3
Drum → As, Drumming, Many
see also · 3
Drum → Blast, Chinese, Music
related to Animal drumming · 2
Drum → Macaque, Other

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Drumis amember of the percussion group of musical instruments0.90text
the djembe are almost always played in this wayinstance ofand some drums0.80text
Burundiinstance ofto the person who plays them.Drums acquired even divine status in places0.80text
where the karyenda was a symbol of the power of the kinginstance ofto the person who plays them.Drums acquired even divine status in places0.80text
on Ewe drumsinstance ofor pegs and ropes0.80text
kangaroo rats also make similar sounds using their paws on the ground.Talking drumsDrums are used not only for their musical qualitiesinstance ofand rodents0.80text
but also as a means of communication over great distancesinstance ofand rodents0.80text
kangaroo rats also make similar sounds using their paws on the groundinstance ofand rodents0.80text
Drumrelated to Animal drummingMacaque0.60section
Drumrelated to Animal drummingOther0.60section
Drumrelated to ConstructionThe0.60section
Drumrelated to ConstructionIn0.60section

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