Tenor drum

Tenor drum (Fr.: caisse roulante, tambour roulant, caisse sourde; Ger.: Rührtrommel, Wirbeltrommel, Rolltrommel, Rolliertrommel; It.: cassa rullante; Sp.: redoblante), *cylindrical drum slightly larger than the snare drum, with a diam. of some 45 cm. (17½ in.). Formerly a military drum but now replaced in most military bands by the snare drum. Its orchestral use is of recent date. In some countries, such as England and Spain, it is still used in both military bands and the orchestra (57, 170)…