My home-made Renaissance drum. A side drum is an ancient kind of large drum that was used in Europe by the landsknechts, mercenaries from the German area. Said troops fought on the side of the highest bidder, and they even were part of the Spanish infantry under emperor Carlos I. Said drum was played… Continue reading My home-made Renaissance drum
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A curiosity: on the anatomical and physical conditions required to play a drum
A curiosity: on the anatomical and physical conditions to play a drum. As you already may know, I have a keen interest in everything related to the history and tradition of drums. Searching for information in the Biblioteca Virtual del Ministerio de Defensa (“Virtual Library of the Ministry of Defense”), I found a book entitled… Continue reading A curiosity: on the anatomical and physical conditions required to play a drum