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snare drum

type of percussion instrument
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Summary

snare drum is a type of musical instrument[1]. It draws 3,921 Wikipedia views per month (type of musical instrument category, ranking #59 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: drum[3], individual double-skin cylindrical drums, one skin used for playing[4]
  • Has use: drum kit[5], samba school[6], military band[7]
  • Commons category: Snare drums[8]
  • Used by: percussionist[9], drummer[10]
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 211.212.11[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]

Why It Matters

snare drum has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of musical instrument
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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