About SteelPan

      
Information about the SteelPan 
  "National Instrumental Of Trinidad & Tobago."



   	

	
                     
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             The Lead Pan
 
         This is one of the most widely used of all
    steel-pans, it has the range of the soprano.
         This pan traditionally carries the melody
    of the steelband orchestra.
         The lead-pan(known as the "Tenor pan")
    was designed by "pan pioneer" Anthony- 
    Williams and modified by Herman Johnson....
        The notes are arranged in a circle of perfect
   fourths and fifths intervals.
     The preceding design, which is also Williams's
   had the notes arranged like a spider web as
   seen in the photo below.
   

The Spider Web steelpan
 
  
  The notes radiated from the center
  in the style of a spider's web.
   
 


    
     


          
Brief information about the steelpan

              I guess by now you probably know  that the steelpan
 ( national instrument of Trinidad & Tobago) is the only musical
 instrument to be invented in the 20th century, this has made
 it the world's newest instrument .

   The steelpan was invented in Trinidad & Tobago just after the
 2nd world war(about 60yrs ago). If you compare that to other
 musical instruments like the piano, violin,trumpet and flute etc.
 which has been around for centuries,the steelpan is a very new 
 instrument.

     The people of Trinidad and Tobago are proud to say we have
 given the world  a musical gift, a truly wonderful instrument;
"The Steelpan". 
Anthony Guppy 

     If you would like to learn more about the invention and early 
 development of this instrument, then go to : 
     
History of the SteelPan
     Listen to "Pan-man on tenth avenue" composed by
        Anthony Guppy  Vocalist:Eunice Peters.