I wonder why the great classical composers from history like Mozart, Beethoven, etc. didn’t make more use of drums or percussion in general?
I mean, they did write quite a lot of bombastic pieces and did all they could to make the parts that needed it to hit hard. So why did’nt they use more than one or two bangs on a kettle drum, giving the one who played them the most boring job in the orchestra?
Also I know that a drum-kit is a rather modern invention, but couldn’t they have used different guys playing different kinds of percussion?
Also maybe I’m completely mistaken and this turns out to be a list of classical music with some blasting in it..
Edit: I’m sencerely apologising to every classical percussionist, reading the answers I clearly underestimated your role
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the percussion players/drummers of classical orchestras may not look like they’re doing much, but it’s a vital part of most arrangements. you won’t notice too much if one or a couple of all violins don’t start at the exact same time, some might not be 100% in terms of pitch, but you WILL notice if the one fucking BANG doesn’t sit exactly at the right time. apart from the conductor, they also help keep the rhythm and all others in time. quite an important position really, no margin for errors.
side note, jokes about the most boring orchestra members tend to be about viola players.
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