Definition of bass drum
: a large drum having two heads and giving a booming sound of low indefinite pitch — see drum illustration
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That Super Bowl commercial with the overdramatic chorus punctuated by massive thwacks on the bass drum?
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But instead of a pounding bass drum, the album begins with an audio clip from a 1983 Hong Kong martial arts film.
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The overhead camera gradually zooms in as Mendes sings; when the bass drum fully kicks in, rocks fall in slow motion from above, shattering and then disappearing on impact.
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Over the space of 12 minutes, Chen creates a gently rhapsodic tapestry atop the cushiony sounds of a bass flute and bass drum; spare, tinkly notes gradually coalesce into a series of oscillating harmonies.
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Lake Chabot is 93 percent full, temperatures are forecast to rise into the 70s as spring takes hold for boating, fishing, hiking and biking On a spring day, your first glimpse of the East Bay’s Lake Chabot can make your heart beat like a bass drum.
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Instruction is provided for fife, snare and bass drum as well as marching.
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Instruction is provided for fife, snare and bass drum as well as marching.
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Even the guy who played the big bass drum had to dance.
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First Known Use of bass drum
1798
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