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Tom-toms

Scope note

Sets of two or more double-headed vertical cylindrical drums tuned by tension rods, used in Western rhythm bands since the 1920s.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300041783

Broader Terms used

<tubular drums: double-headed>

Equivalent Terms used

tom-tom

Created

13yrs ago

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