tabor (one-handed sidedrum)

~ Percussion instrument

Description

Not to be confused with the tambourine.
For the Brazilian frame-drum hit with a whisk see tamborim.
Side drum, often with one or more snares, worn by one person and beaten by one hand, it is often combined with tabor pipes.

Wikipedia

A tabor, tabour, tabret (Welsh: Tabwrdd), tambour de Provence, Provençal tambourin or Catalan tamborí is a portable snare drum, typically played either with one hand or with two drumsticks. The word "tabor" (formerly sometimes spelt "taber") is an English variant of the Persian word tabīr, meaning "drum"—cf. Catalan: tambor, French: tambour, Italian: tamburo Militaries may use the tabor as a marching instrument; it can accompany parades and processions.

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Relationships

type of:snare drum
part of:pipe and tabor (pair of flute and drum, each played by one hand) (amount: 1)
traditional basque ensemble
Wikidata:Q3083684 [info]