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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At its 1928 Carnegie Hall premiere, Gershwin’s iconic masterpiece was a spirited composition, meant to reflect the kaleidoscope of sights and sounds on the streets of Paris with instruments that include real Parisian taxi horns, a trumpet, saxophone and snare drum.
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
The sound of umbrellas being rapidly opened and shut stands in for the flapping wings of birds; the sharp report of a snare drum indicates a rifle shot.
—Chris Klimek, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
While Metallica typically performs with a singer, two guitarists, a drummer and a bassist, Oakton’s band needed sheet music for more than a dozen marching band instruments, including trumpets, trombones, saxophones, tubas, flutes, and bass and snare drums.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
Also, next time, someone needs to remember to disengage the snare drum, which caught some resonant and thus rattling frequencies at inopportune times.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
In the video, the 47-year-old musician is seen playing on a snare drum pad, next to the medical equipment and the doctor’s station.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
The heart of the play, though, lies in the minutiae: the coffee maker, the intricacies of a bass line, how to tune a snare drum.
—Vulture, 29 Oct. 2023
One of the distinctive qualities of your music is the snare drum sound.
—Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 6 June 2023
From almost inaudible snare drum taps, to resplendent washes of sound, Summers skillfully paced the crescendo.
—Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2022
Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
The sound of umbrellas being rapidly opened and shut stands in for the flapping wings of birds; the sharp report of a snare drum indicates a rifle shot.
—Chris Klimek, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
While Metallica typically performs with a singer, two guitarists, a drummer and a bassist, Oakton’s band needed sheet music for more than a dozen marching band instruments, including trumpets, trombones, saxophones, tubas, flutes, and bass and snare drums.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
Also, next time, someone needs to remember to disengage the snare drum, which caught some resonant and thus rattling frequencies at inopportune times.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
In the video, the 47-year-old musician is seen playing on a snare drum pad, next to the medical equipment and the doctor’s station.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
The heart of the play, though, lies in the minutiae: the coffee maker, the intricacies of a bass line, how to tune a snare drum.
—Vulture, 29 Oct. 2023
One of the distinctive qualities of your music is the snare drum sound.
—Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 6 June 2023
From almost inaudible snare drum taps, to resplendent washes of sound, Summers skillfully paced the crescendo.
—Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2022
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