steel drums

steel drum, tuned gong made from the unstoppered end and part of the wall of a metal shipping drum. The end surface is hammered concave, and several areas are outlined by acoustically important chiseled grooves. It is heated and tempered, and bosses, or domes, are hammered into the outlined areas.

A very small steel band of two to four musicians is sometimes known as a steel ensemble. A large steel band is called a steel percussion orchestra. Steel bands are best known for playing Caribbean music called calypso but can play any type of music including pop, jazz, gospel, reggae and classical.

This very satisfying sound has a unique set of attack, decay and sustain characteristics. The attack (initial sound) of a steel drum note being played is quite fast and almost punchy. The decay is not too long lasting but is very wide, as if the sound is exploding forth.

Any genre of music can be played on the steel pan (steel drum)! Traditionally, calypsos have been the most popular style of music played on the steel pan (steel drum) but the instrument is versatile.

The steel drum is a tuned idiophone traditionally made from an oil drum, but today is made of high-quality steel. To make a steel drum, or a pan, the bottom of an oil drum is first pounded into a bowl, then shaped and tuned with hammers to form distinct resonating surfaces.

synonyms for steel drum On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to steel drum, such as: kettledrum, pan, steel pan, and timpani.

According to scientists that studied steel drums, or steel pan, nearly three decades ago, the beloved Caribbean folk instruments made out of oil barrels have a blend of harmonic overtones and couplings that are especially pleasing to the ear.

The steel drum originated in the late 1930s on the island of Trinidad and was played as part of a steel band, a percussion ensemble contrived by lower-class rebellious teens.

The steel pan (also known as steel drums, or 'pan') was created in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1930s. It was established in contexts of Carnival resistance, its history being traced back to the enslaved Africans who were brought to the Caribbean in the 1700s.

The steel pan (also known as steel drums, or 'pan') was created in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1930s. It was established in contexts of Carnival resistance, its history being traced back to the enslaved Africans who were brought to the Caribbean in the 1700s.

Trinidad and Tobago The steel pan (also known as steel drums, or 'pan') was created in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1930s. It was established in contexts of Carnival resistance, its history being traced back to the enslaved Africans who were brought to the Caribbean in the 1700s.