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Definition of Tenor drum
1. Noun. Any of various drums with small heads.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tenor Drum
Literary usage of Tenor drum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Sanford, Maine, 1661-1900 by Edwin Emery, William Morrell Emery (1901)
"... Henry Whitten, tenor drum. Orin Day joined some time afterward. The second
band, the Sanford Cornet Band, was organized September 14, ..."
2. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"tenor drum — Sonorous Substances. The tenor drum is used in military music.
It is constructed like the side drum, but is not provided with snares. ..."
3. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1910)
"The Tenor-drum (without snares) is between the ordinary side-drum and the bass-drum,
and, worn as a side-drum, is used in foot regiments for rolls. ..."
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