The 36 inch Tall Nutcracker Drummer is standing on a black 1 inch base. The nutcracker drummer is wearing a red shirt with 3 vertical green stripes on it and a green triangle at its bottom. His cuffs are green with gold trim on the edges. The slim nutcracker is wearing a black belt. He has blue pants and black boots with gold cuffs and gold laces. The slim tall nutcracker is wearing a black hat with a red jewel on it. The hat is decorated with a gold design and a gold band near the brim. The nutcracker musician has a red and green drum with gold trim and is holding gold drum sticks in his hands.
The History of The Drum.
The drum is a musical instrument that is played by percussion or striking sharply. A drum is made of an open cylinder or kettle, with a skin called a drum head stretched tightly across the opening. When the drumhead is rapped sharply, it vibrates and produces a sound. This sound is increased, or resonated, by the shell of the drum.
The drum is the most ancient of musical instruments. It has served in all ages as a means of expressing man’s instinctive love of rhythm. Throughout history it has been a method of communication. It has been used as the center of ceremonial dances, for the call to battle and for the requiem for the dead. Much of the vitality of modern popular music would be lost without the rhythmic accent of the drums.
Drums may be divided into those which have a definite pitch and those which do not, such as the snare drum and the bass drum. The bass drum is the largest of all drums and has a deep full tone. A bass drum is made of wood with drumheads held in place by metal tension rods. These can be adjusted to increase the resonance. The bass drum is struck with a beater, the head of which is covered with felt or sheep’s wool. A snare drum measures fourteen of fifteen inches across and from five to ten inches deep. It is built like a bass drum, except that it has strings or snares, of catgut or wire across the under side. These snares vibrate against the head of the drum and the vibration gives the snare drum its special penetrating tone. The drummer uses two wooden sticks in alternate double strokes.
A field drum resembles the snare drum, but is larger and of greater depth in proportion to its diameter. It is used chiefly in military and marching bands and in drum and bugle corps.
The timpani, sometimes called kettledrums, are hollow halves of globes made of brass or copper with single drumheads. They are tuned by means of screws or screws and pedals. The pedal permits rapid changes in tuning.
How Nutcrackers Came to America.
Nutcrackers have always been enjoyed for their whimsical expressions, authentic costumes, and enigmatic charm. However, nutcrackers also possess a rich history that goes back about 300 years. Nutcrackers carry with them a sense of tradition as well as an abundance of stories and legends of the past. Although nutcrackers have been around forages, they were not always the collectible items as we know them today. In fact, nutcrackers only became popular in the United States about 50 years ago.
The practice of collecting nutcrackers in the United States began in the early 1950’s. Many of the GI's who were in Germany during World War II visited open air fairs or markets in Germany. It was there that they discovered a sturdy and intriguing companion in the nutcracker. When the soldiers returned home after the war, a new comrade accompanied them. Strengthened by the nutcracker’s ability to ward off evil from its owners, the soldiers brought a figure of power and protection to their families and loved ones. And so, the nutcrackers with their rich heritage had arrived in the United States, and were here to stay.
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