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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tenor drum, tom-tomnoun

    any of various drums with small heads

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  1. Tenor drum

    A tenor drum is a membranophone without a snare. There are several types of tenor drums.

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  1. tenor drum

    A tenor drum is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It is larger than a snare drum and typically played with soft mallets or similar. The drum produces a deep tone and often used in orchestras, concert bands, marching bands, or drum corps. In a drum kit, it may serve as a lower-pitched version of the snare drum. In marching bands and drum corps, tenor drums are often grouped together in sets of multiple drums, known as tenor drums or multi-toms, mounted on a single stand and played by one musician.

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  1. Tenor drum

    A tenor drum is a cylindrical drum that is higher pitched than a bass drum. In a symphony orchestra's percussion section, a tenor drum is a low-pitched drum, similar in size to a field snare, but without snares and played with soft mallets or hard sticks. Under various names, the drum has been used by composers since the mid-19th century. It is particularly noticeable in scores by 20th-century English composers such as Benjamin Britten and William Walton, and American composers such as Aaron Copland.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tenor drum in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tenor drum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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