鼓是一种打击乐器,人们常见的鼓是用木质为鼓腔,用皮革蒙上两端的皮鼓。在我国南方和西南少数民族地区,使用一种全部用铜制作的鼓,故名铜鼓。关于铜鼓的记载最早见于《后汉书·马援传》:“援好骑,善别名马,于交阯得骆越铜鼓,乃铸为马式,还上之。”历代官私古籍中对铜鼓也有描述,唐《通典》记:“铜鼓,铸铜为之,虚其一面,覆而击其上。”南宋诗人范成大说:铜鼓“其制如坐墩,而空其下,满鼓皆细花纹,极工致,四角有小蟾蜍。”清人屈大钧《广东新语》书中对铜鼓也有详细记录。从史书记载及现存铜鼓可以对其形状概括为:鼓体正圆,鼓面平坦,鼓胸突出,束腰张足, Drum is a kind of percussion instrument, the common drum is wood for the drum chamber, covered with leather at both ends of the skin drum. In southern and southwestern minority areas of our country, a drum made entirely of copper is used, hence the name Tonggu. The earliest records of bronze drums were found in the book “The Later Han Ma Yu Chuan”: “Aids to riding, good alias horse, at the address of the Luo Yue bronze drums, but cast as horse-style, but also on it.” There is also a description of the Tang “Tongdian” mind: “Bronze drums, cast bronze, the virtual side, cover and hit it.” Southern Song Dynasty poet Fan Chengda said: “Bronze drum” Drums are fine pattern, pole workers, four small toads .Quan Da Qu “Guangdong New Language” book on drums are also detailed records. Records from the history and the existing copper drum can be summarized in its shape as follows: drum body is round, flat drumheads, drums prominent, beam waist,