: a large drum having two heads and giving a booming sound of low indefinite pitch see drum illustration
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebAdams began toting his bass drum to old Municipal Stadium on Aug. 24, 1973. Joe Noga, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022 Your late drummer, Keith Moon, had loaded his bass drum with more than enough explosives to create drama at the end of your song set. Jim Clash, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 While the band was setting up, Lee had a seizure, fell, and hit his head on a bass drum. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2022 But many summers ago, the culprit was One-Armed Murphy, who woke everyone within hearing distance of his banging on a big, bass drum. Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2022 Off to one side is a wig case big enough to hold a bass drum. Karen Schoemer, SPIN, 1 May 2022 There’s a Civil War-era bass drum from the 51st Ohio Infantry of the Union Army used during the Battle of Chickamauga and a viola fashioned out of trash from a landfill in Paraguay. Susan Glaser, cleveland, 10 Mar. 2022 During one song a woman on stage pounded a large bass drum. Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2022 Janzen talked Howard into playing bass drum in the marching band. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 23 Dec. 2021 See More