Drums of India
A Pictorial Selection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4856170 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carol S Reck (corresponding author), David B Reck |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 39 |
| Publication date | 1982-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Music (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-9202 • E-ISSN: 1553-5630 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/833878 |
| OpenAlex | W2327975982 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
Early texts and temple sculpture attest the wide variety of drums in use from the earliest times and their various functions. For example, the dundhubi--a war drum--was taken out before battles, rubbed with oils and unguents, and then played accompany hymns which appealed the drums themselves to defeat the enemy with their great rumble. (Krishnaswamy 1971:23) The bhoomi dundhubi, a massive earth drum made by stretching a skin over a pit, was used in certain royal religious ceremonies. Drums were an essential part of the court musical ensembles which accompanied singers and instrumentalists, drama and dance in the spacious halls and courtyards of the palaces of kings and maharajas. In contrast these indoor ensembles were the outdoor bands used in kingly processions and ceremony. The Moghul Emperor Akbar the Great (reigned 1542-1605) had, according one inventory, 18 pairs of kettle drums (kurga) mounted on elephants and other animals, 20 pairs of slightly smaller (but still large) naqqara kettle drums, and 4 barrel-shaped dhol in an ensemble that also included double-reed pipes, horns, trumpets and cymbals. (Krishnaswamy 1971:28)
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |