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The Drum Major General was a royal appointment in the British Army used from the mid-17th century and into the 18th century. Under this appointment, all training and licensing of military drummers took place.

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Drum major general

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The Drum Major General was a royal appointment in the British Army used from the mid-17th century and into the 18th century. Under this appointment, all...

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Drum major

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military band, pipes and drums, or corps of drums Drum major general, former royal appointment in the British Army Drum Major Institute, American progressive...

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List of active duty United States Army major generals

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U.S. Army major general insignia This is a list of active duty United States Army major generals collected from publicly available and accessible information...

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Drum and bass

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Fort Drum

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Fort Drum is a U.S. Army military reservation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, near the western border of northern New York, United...

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Drum kit

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A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and sometimes other auxiliary percussion instruments...

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Timpani

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musical instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum categorised as a hemispherical drum, they consist of a membrane called a head stretched over...

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Steelpan

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The steelpan (also known as a pan, steel drum, and sometimes, collectively with other musicians, as a steelband or steel orchestra) is a musical instrument...

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Drum machine

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1967–8. The first major pop song to use a drum machine was "Saved by the Bell" by Robin Gibb, which reached #2 in Britain in 1969. Drum machine tracks were...

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Hugh Aloysius Drum

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Expedition. It was serving at these locations that brought Drum into contact with Major General John J. Pershing, who thought highly of him, and "saw that...

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The Drums

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The Drums is an American indie pop band from New York City. The band was initially formed by Jonathan Pierce and Jacob Graham as Goat Explosion, and later...

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Drum rudiment

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and complex drumming patterns. The term "drum rudiment" is most closely associated with various forms of field drumming, where the snare drum plays a prominent...

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Sergeant major

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the world. In 16th century Spain, the Sargento mayor ("sergeant major") was a general officer. He commanded an army's infantry, and ranked about third...

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Orde Wingate

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Major General Orde Charles Wingate, DSO & Two Bars (26 February 1903 – 24 March 1944) was a senior British Army officer known for his creation of the...

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Taiko

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kind of drum, but outside Japan, it is used specifically to refer to any of the various Japanese drums called wadaiko (和太鼓, lit. 'Japanese drums') and to...

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Jungle music

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breakbeats from funk and jazz recordings. Jungle was a direct precursor to the drum and bass genre which emerged in the mid-1990s. Departing from the customary...

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2024 Indian general election

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the general election, along with the by-elections for 25 constituencies in 12 legislative assemblies. India has a multi-party system with two major parties...

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Baldric

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bugle or drum. The word may also refer to any belt in general, but this usage is poetic or archaic. In modern contexts, military drum majors usually wear...

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Percussion mallet

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general. A mallet is normally held in the hand while a beater may be a foot or mechanically operated, for example in a bass drum pedal. The term drum...

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History of drum and bass

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Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to DnB, D&B, Drum n Bass and Drum & Bass) is an electronic music genre that originated in the UK rave scene having...

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Conga

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tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres...

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Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps

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The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps, or simply The Bluecoats, is a World Class competitive drum and bugle corps. Based in Canton, Ohio, the Bluecoats are...

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Rogers Drums

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systems and was subsequently copied by most major drum manufacturers in one form or another. Most modern drum hardware evolved from the Rogers Memrilock...

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