Cylindrical drum

Cylindrical drum (Fr.: tambour en cylindre; Ger.: Röhrentrommel, Walzentrommel), drum having the same diam. in the middle as at the ends. Those of Europe have 2 heads, laced or tightened by screws, only one of which is struck, the other being provided with a snare. Known long before the kettledrum, the cylindrical drum was spread among the barbarians by the joculators of ancient Rome. Isidore of Seville called it symphonia. In 16th-c. Europe cylindrical drums were 50-70 cm. (20-28 in.) high and…