金鼓与号角古代靠打击乐器和吹奏乐器来指挥军队。常用的有金鼓、号角。金鼓是金(金属铜)或革(皮革)所制的打击乐器。铜乐器主要有钲和钟、铙等等。革乐器主要是各种大大小小的鼓如)等等。根据《周礼》记载,古时军队中还专设掌管和训练司鼓人的机构和人员,如鼓吏。命令出兵进击,就击鼓;停战撤兵就击钲(即“金”)。后来钲为锣所代替。金鼓,实为锣鼓。如《水浒》第三十四回:“看 Golden drums and horn ancient times by the percussion instruments and wind instruments to command the army. Commonly used gold drums, horn. Drums are percussion instruments made of gold (metallic copper) or leather (leather). Copper musical instruments are mainly 钲 and bell, 铙 and so on. Leather instrument is mainly a variety of large and small drums, etc.) and so on. According to the “Zhou Li” records, in ancient times the army also set up special agencies and personnel in charge of management and training division, such as drummers. Command sent troops to attack, drumming; Armistice retreat to attack 钲 (ie “gold”). Later 钲 replaced by gongs. Golden drums, in fact, percussion. Such as “Water Margin” thirty-fourth back: "Look