释义 |
steel pan noun[ Cusually plural ] (alsosteelpan)uk /ˌstiːl ˈpæn/ us / ˌstiːl ˈpæn/ a wide metal drum shaped like a bowl, traditionally made from an oil container, used especially in popular music from the Caribbean islands: I'm a big fan of steel pans and drums. She plays in a steelpan orchestra. In Trinidad and Tobago, the instrument is called the steel pan. As well as calypso and soca, there are gospel concerts and steel pan evenings. Steelpan bands have grown popular around the globe since the instrument was invented in the early 1900s. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Musical instruments accordion acoustically aerophone alphorn alto drum kit drum machine drumbeat drumhead drumroll ocarina oud over-pedal panpipes paradiddle tuned tuning fork tuning peg ukulele unpitched
Synonym
steel drum |