Hornbostel - Sachs
type: ConceptScheme

Single-skin cylindro-conical drums
type: Concept
narrower: Individual single-skin cylindro-conical drums
notation: 211.271

Individual single-skin cylindro-conical drums
type: Concept
broader: Single-skin cylindro-conical drums
definition: An individual drum with a tubular body consisting of a cylindrical upper section and a conical lower section. It is enclosed at one end by a single tightly stretched membrane and the opposite end is open. Sometimes the foot is flared. The membrane is directly struck by the player using the hands or intermediate devices such as sticks.
in scheme: Hornbostel - Sachs
notation: 211.271.1