Definitions for bass drum
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1. bass drum, gran casanoun

   a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch

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1. bass drumnoun

   a large drum with a low pitch

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1. Bass drum

   The bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. The instrument is typically cylindrical, with the drum's diameter much greater than the drum's depth, with a struck head at both ends of the cylinder. The heads may be made of calfskin or plastic and there is normally a means of adjusting the tension either by threaded taps or by strings. Bass drums are built in a variety of sizes, but size does not dictate the volume produced by the drum. The pitch and the sound can vary much with different sizes, but the size is also chosen based on convenience and aesthetics. Bass drums are percussion instruments and vary in size and are used in several musical genres. Three major types of bass drums can be distinguished. The type usually seen or heard in orchestral, ensemble or concert band music is the orchestral, or concert bass drum (in Italian: gran cassa, gran tamburo). It is the largest drum of the orchestra. The kick drum, a term for a bass drum associated with a drum kit, which is much smaller than the above-mentioned bass drum. It is struck with a beater attached to a pedal, usually seen on drum kits. The pitched bass drum, generally used in marching bands and drum corps, is tuned to a specific pitch and is usually played in a set of three to six drums.In many forms of music, the bass drum is used to mark or keep time. The bass drum makes a low, boom sound when the mallet hits the drumhead. In marches, it is used to project tempo (marching bands historically march to the beat of the bass). A basic beat for rock and roll has the bass drum played on the first and third beats of bars in common time, with the snare drum on the second and fourth beats, called backbeats. In jazz, the bass drum can vary from almost entirely being a timekeeping medium to being a melodic voice in conjunction with the other parts of the set.

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1. bass drum

   A bass drum is a large percussion instrument that produces a deep, low-pitched sound when struck. It is often used as part of a drum kit in various types of music, particularly in rock, pop, and jazz. It is also used in marching bands and orchestras. The bass drum is usually played with a foot pedal in a drum set and with a mallet in an orchestra. It typically has a diameter of 20 to 24 inches.

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1. Bass drum

   the largest of the different kinds of drums, having two heads, and emitting a deep, grave sound. See Bass, a

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1. bass drum

   A bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. Bass drums are percussion instruments and vary in size and are used in several musical genres. Three major types of bass drums can be distinguished. ⁕The type usually seen or heard in orchestral, ensemble or concert band music is the orchestral, or concert bass drum. It is the largest drum of the orchestra. ⁕The kick drum, struck with a beater attached to a pedal, usually seen on drum kits. ⁕The pitched bass drum, generally used in marching bands and drum corps. This is tuned to a specific pitch and is usually played in a set of three to six drums. The bass drum was imported from the Middle East.

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How to pronounce bass drum?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bass drum in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bass drum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of bass drum in a Sentence

1. Simon Hanson:

   Drummers can have the effect of two bass drums by having a pedal which is double where you only have one and the mechanism will play as if it's a double bass drum. It's similar to that in a way, i think because the drummer's not directly controlling it from his brain - although it looks like might be able to do that in the future, which has its own complications - it would for me be an add-on to a kit so I could trigger a sample or a different instrument. The basic drum kit is great. Two hands are okay and when I'm producing and there's other drummers playing I get them to play with one hand because I think drums with one hand sounds better in many ways.

2. P. G. Wodehouse:

   “As a sleuth you are poor. You couldn’t detect a bass-drum in a telephone-booth.”

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bass drum
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bass_Drum
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_Drum
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bass drum
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bass drum