Drum band

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A drum band is a percussion ensemble in which idiophones such as xylophones , castanets , claves etc. as well as membranophones such as snares are used. The real domain of the drum bands is the street; meanwhile, drum bands are also performing in concerts.

For optical reasons, many drum bands (especially in the Benelux countries) are assigned a group of majorettes . Likewise, especially in the Netherlands , you can find wind bands or fanfare orchestras to which a drum band is assigned.

history

The drum bands were created in the Netherlands after the Second World War based on the model of the marching and show bands of the Allies . The classic drum bands of the 1950s consisted mainly of percussionists with snare drums , tenor drums and bass drums who marched in front of brass bands and also made music with them.

In the 1990s, melodic instruments became more and more important. Other instruments such as bongos , congas , timbales , Rototom , samba whistle , maracas , Vibraslap , Güiro , Marching Bells and Quint were taken. With the new instruments, the repertoire of the drum bands also expanded. Many drum bands have developed or transformed into so-called “mallets bands” (Melody Percussion Ensembles).

In the meantime, the drum bands have become recognized orchestras that have received their own category in music competitions. In Europe it can be observed that there is more and more a flowing transition and a kind of mixture between drumline based on the US model and drum band based on the European model.

Individual evidence

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  2. http://www.deutschlandpokal.org/klassen.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.deutschlandpokal.org