Steelpan
The steelpan (also known as a pan, steel drum, and sometimes, collectively with other musicians, as a steelband or steel orchestra) is a musical instrument originating in Trinidad and Tobago. Steelpan musicians are called pannists.
| Percussion instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Steel drum, pan |
| Classification | Percussion |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 111.241.12, 111.241.22 (Gongs with divided surface sounding different pitches, Sets of gongs with divided surface sounding different pitches) |
| Developed | 1880–1937 |
| Playing range | |
| G1–F6 | |
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