snare drum
noun
: a small double-headed drum with one or more snares stretched across its lower head see drum illustration
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Boléro features a minimalist rhythm played on a snare drum—and repeated throughout the 15-minute-long piece a total of 169 times.
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Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
As for equipment, Woods says the band — which also includes guitarist Jason Walker and drummer Brian Tichy — takes only its guitars and pedal boards, and Tichy may take his own snare drum on the upcoming tour.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
Sounding off with a snare drum, setting the pace for 100-plus band members.
—Ariana Triggs, The Tennessean, 14 Feb. 2024
Jessica and Ashlee Simpson, ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ There really aren’t many ways to screw up a straightforward ballad that needs only a rolling snare drum as required instrumentation, but leave it to the Simpson sisters circa 2004 to burn it all down.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
As for equipment, Woods says the band — which also includes guitarist Jason Walker and drummer Brian Tichy — takes only its guitars and pedal boards, and Tichy may take his own snare drum on the upcoming tour.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
Sounding off with a snare drum, setting the pace for 100-plus band members.
—Ariana Triggs, The Tennessean, 14 Feb. 2024
Jessica and Ashlee Simpson, ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ There really aren’t many ways to screw up a straightforward ballad that needs only a rolling snare drum as required instrumentation, but leave it to the Simpson sisters circa 2004 to burn it all down.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Snare drum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snare%20drum. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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