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A Drum and Lyre Corps is a marching ensemble consisting of strictly percussion instruments and a color guard section. The Drum and Lyre corps originated in the Philippines, as it is easier to finance than brass bands or a drum and bugle corps. The instrumentation of a drum and lyre corps consists of a typical marching band (snare, tenor, and bass drums, and cymbals) with the bell lyre section. The lyre sections consist of bell lyres,the glockenspiels,is a set of tuned metal bars arranged on a tray or in a frame in keyboard fashion for marching band. as well as vibraphones and marimbas. During competitions, drum and lyre corps usually include a pit section which consists of the typical pit instruments used by drum and bugle corps. == Compositions == A standard Drum and Lyre Corps have 45 members. There must be only one leader in a group. This leader serves as the conductor. He leads the band in parade and exhibitions. He uses a conductor stick and must be shown with respect by the band. The main part of the band has two sections: the drum and lyre section. The Lyre section make up the majority of the band. They play the melodic part of the band. A member of the band that consist this section is called a ''lyrist.'' In bigger bands, the band may add a bass lyre, a bell lyre with a lower range of keys and sometimes a grand lyre, a bell lyre with a wide range of keys. The Drum section serves as the accompaniment of the band. It is composed with a group of snare drums, tom drums and bass drums (melodic and non-melodic).Sometimes, they add tambourines, woodblocks, triangles and maracas in this section and assign them to a specific member carrying a snare drum or a lyre. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Drum and lyre corps」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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