Percussion instruments...
I'm currently composing a percussion concerto and noticed something rather odd in the unpitched percussion... Is the automobile break drum supposed to be a joke?
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I don't remember who made this list. But it seems that automobile brake drums are used as instruments in carnivals. I guess it could be removed indeed. Any other opinion ?
In reply to I don't remember who made by [DELETED] 5
I wasn't upset by its being there, just purplexed. I had never heard of them being used as instruments before.
In reply to I wasn't upset by its being by Jmalice
This is a percussion sound. I wouldn't remove it unless there is a specific reason.
Regards,
In reply to This is by xavierjazz
Like I said, I wasn't upset. I see no reason to remove it. I was just enquiring.
I've conducted a number of pieces through the years that require the Brake Drum (including most recently Robert W. Smith's The Great Locomotive Chase for concert band), so it's a legitimate unpitched percussion instrument. I would suggest taking "Automobile" off it it, since I've only heard it referred to as a "Brake Drum."
In reply to Brake Drum by newsome
I also have performed concert pieces that called for brake drum.
I know this reply is 9 years later, but I'd thought I'd write it anyway.
To non-percussionists and even some percussionists, a break drum is the same thing as an anvil. However they are actually two different instruments. Some percussion ensembles have both an anvil and a brake drum for playing songs that incorporate a lot of metallic sounding parts. I myself am planning on transcribing a song I heard, that would require both an anvil and a break drum.
If you're still curious, here are some links to videos showing an anvil, break drum, and also the song I'm talking about
Anvil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boUPOf1f4Fs
Break Drum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9X-wLqkyH0
Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF4oupAOpwQ