鼓座、建鼓与战鼓

我国最早的鼓可以追溯到仰韶时期的陶鼓,是当时的一种乐器。龙山时代的鼍鼓形体硕大而且都出土于大型墓葬,已经具有礼乐器的功能。商周至汉代的鼓称建鼓,是宫廷祭祀等活动的重要专用乐器,仅有实力雄厚的王或诸侯才能使用青铜鼓座的建鼓。战鼓形态与建鼓相似,是击鼓使进的指挥乐器,为了适应战争的瞬息万变,其形体比建鼓小巧。

The earliest drums in China were the pottery drums in Yangshao culture, which were a kind of musical instruments. Most of big drums shaped turtle in Longshan culture were unearthed in large tombs, which had the function of ritual articles. The drums during Shang and Zhou dynasties to Han dynasty were named Jian drums, which were the special musical instruments for ：sacred proceeding of palaces, only the emperors or seigneurs possessing power or rich could use Jian drums with bronze stand. The Zhan drum resembling the Jian drum, which was a kind of musical instrument for coramanding , and its body was smaller than Jian drum.