Hornbostel - Sachs
type: ConceptScheme

Single-skin conical drums
type: Concept
narrower: Sets of single-skin conical drums
notation: 211.251

Sets of single-skin conical drums
type: Concept
broader: Single-skin conical drums
definition: Sets of drums with tubular bodies in which the diameter at the ends differs considerably. Each drum body is enclosed at one end by a single tightly stretched membrane, and the opposite end is open. The membranes are directly struck by the player using the hands or intermediate devices such as sticks.
in scheme: Hornbostel - Sachs
notation: 211.251.2