snare drum

snare drum
(snair drum)

[Eng.]

A drum common in orchestral, band, and jazz music with two heads. It is named after the "snares" or rawhide strings stretched across the lower head.

Beethoven: Wellington's Victory, Op. 91, "Drums and Trumpets on the English Side": W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 19
Musorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, "Great Gate of Kiev" (conclusion): W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 22
Prokofiev: Cinderella, "Apotheosis": W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 18
Ravel: Boléro (opening, flute): W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 44