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A percussion instrument is any medium that makes a noise when beaten upon. As such everything can be regarded as a percussion instrument. Most probably in the prehistory the first percussion instrument was two rocks being beaten together, thus making a noise and a rhythm. The first "real" percussion instrument would be a drums as this is easy to do, extending a pig skin onto a hollow cylinder. So first percussion: Stones First "real" percussion: Drums
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∙ 12y agoThe oldest drums in the world, which are dated from 6000 BC, have been found from Neolithic or 'New Stone Age' period excavations. Indian drums from the Middle East are as old as 5000 BC; ruins in Mesopotamia (Iraq, eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and Southwest Iran) contain small cylindrical drums that are as old as from 3000 BC; and Egyptian tombs from the "Middle Kingdom" (2125-1550 BC) have yielded small goblet drums used for ceremonies
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Which instrument is considered to be the oldest of all instruments gong chime drum?
Drum (A+)
What is most likely the oldest musical instrument flute drum or rattle?
I think tapping on a hollow log with a stick could be the oldest musical instrument.
How old is the oldest drum set?
538 years old
Who does the drummer of For Today David Morrison drum for?
For Today?
Is the drum the oldest musical instrument?
No it is not. The oldest instrument would be the bone flute. It is made out of bones from a bird. It is estimated to be about 40,000 years old.
Is the flute the oldest instrument?
No. The oldest instrument is the drum.
Is the drum the oldest instrument?
no
What is the oldest musical device?
drum
Which instrument is considered to be the oldest of all instruments gong chime drum?
Drum (A+)
How old is the oldest African drum?
wat
What is most likely the oldest musical instrument flute drum or rattle?
I think tapping on a hollow log with a stick could be the oldest musical instrument.
Where was the drums invented?
in Iraq the oldest drum was found there
How old is the oldest drum set?
538 years old
Who does the drummer of For Today David Morrison drum for?
For Today?
Is the drum the oldest musical instrument?
No it is not. The oldest instrument would be the bone flute. It is made out of bones from a bird. It is estimated to be about 40,000 years old.
How do say today you are the oldest you will ever be?
You can say, "Today you are the oldest you have ever been and the youngest you will ever be again."
What is most likely the oldest musical instrument Rattle Drum Flute?
I think tapping on a hollow log with a stick could be the oldest musical instrument.
