Definitions of membranophone
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a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
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bass drum, gran casa
a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
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bongo, bongo drum
a small drum; played with the hands
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side drum, snare, snare drum
a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
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tabor, tabour
a small drum with one head of soft calfskin
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tambour
a drum
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tambourine
a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
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tenor drum, tom-tom
any of various drums with small heads
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timbrel
small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
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type of:
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percussion instrument, percussive instrument
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
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