| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| snare drum |
| small drum having a drumhead at either end. One head is struck with wooden drumsticks, and on the other are stretched several strings, called snares, which cause a rattling against the head. The snare drum was used only in military bands until the 19th cent., when it became an orchestral instrument. |
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