Tumba (drum)
Encyclopedia
The tumba is a kind of long, thin drum
, whose pitch depends on the part of the head being hit. Tumbas appear in Leroy Anderson
's Jazz Pizzicato (1949) and Fiddle-Faddle (1952), as well as the music of various Latin American dance bands and in Hans Werner Henze
's opera
The English Cat
.
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. 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...
, whose pitch depends on the part of the head being hit. Tumbas appear in Leroy Anderson
Leroy Anderson
Leroy Anderson was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler...
's Jazz Pizzicato (1949) and Fiddle-Faddle (1952), as well as the music of various Latin American dance bands and in Hans Werner Henze
Hans Werner Henze
Hans Werner Henze is a German composer of prodigious output best known for "his consistent cultivation of music for the theatre throughout his life"...
's opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
The English Cat
The English Cat
The English Cat is an opera in two acts by Hans Werner Henze to an English libretto by Edward Bond, based on Les peines de coeur d'une chatte anglaise by Honoré de Balzac...
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