Hornbostel - Sachs
type: ConceptScheme

Single-skin barrel drums
notation: 211.221
type: Concept
narrower: Sets of single-skin barrel drums

Sets of single-skin barrel drums
notation: 211.221.2
definition: Sets of drums with barrel-shaped bodies, where the diameter is larger at the middle than at the ends. 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
broader: Single-skin barrel drums
type: Concept