单词 | ping-pong drum |
释义 | > as lemmasping-pong drum Also more fully ping-pong drum. A drum which supplies the melody in a Caribbean steel band; a tenor pan. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > drum > [noun] > metal drum ping-pong1948 pan1955 1948 E. Leaf Isles of Rhythm viii. 196 This transformation has occurred through the invention of the ping-pong, a percussion steel drum. 1955 I. McDonald in K. Ramchand & C. Gray West Indian Poetry (1972) 19 Even when he was small he made many-coloured ping-pong drums. 1955 New Commonw. 28 Nov. (Suppl.) p. xix/1 In the orchestra the pans are grouped into Ping Pongs, Alto Pans, Tenor Kittles, Kittle Booms, Tune Booms and Bass Booms. 2000 Wasafiri Autumn 64/2 Experimentation ‘produced a plethora of instruments’, all with different names such as ping pong..and good pans became prizes worth fighting over. < as lemmas |
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