tom

Definition of the French term tom in music:

tom drum, tom-tom

Language

French

Singular

tom

Plural

toms

French musical terms that include tom:

tom basse – floor tom, low tom
tom chinois – Chinese tom-tom

French musical terms related to tom:

bedon – (obsolete meaning) type of drum
bodhrán – bodhrán (frame drum used in Irish traditional musi...
bongo – bongo, bongo drum
caisse claire – snare drum
caisse roulante – tenor drum
caisse sourde – tenor drum
caixa – caixa (Brazilian snare drum)
caixa de guerra – caixa (Brazilian snare drum)
conga – conga
darbouka – type of goblet drum with origins in Ancient Egypt ...
grosse caisse – orchestral bass drum (large bass drum played with ...
grosse caisse à pied – kick drum (bass drum that is played with a pedal a...
nacaire – small kettledrums (from the medieval period)
petit tambour – small drum...
petit tambour sans timbre – piccolo snare drum without snares
petite caisse claire – piccolo snare drum
rototom – rototom (type of drum)
surdo – surdo (bass drum used in different kinds of Brazil...
tabla – tabla (pair of drums)
tabourin – small and shallow drum (like a tabor)
tam-tam – tamtam (unpitched kind of gong used in the symphon...
tama – talking drum
tamborim – tamborim (Brazilian frame drum)
tambour – drum
tambour à corde – lion's roar (drum in the style of the Brazilian cu...
tambour à fente – slit drum
tambour à friction – friction drum
tambour de frein – brake drum (percussion instrument)
tambour de marche – marching drum
tambour de provence – tambourin (two-headed drum of Provence)
tambour militaire – military drum
tambour sur cadre – frame drum
tambourin de Provence – tambourin (two-headed drum of Provence)
tambourin provençal – tambourin (two-headed drum of Provence)
tarol – tarol (snare drum with a short barrel used in Braz...
tarolle – small side drum
timbal – timbal (portable Catalan snare drum)...
timbales – timpani...
timbales créoles – timbales (Cuban drums played in pairs)
timbales cubaines – timbales (Cuban drums played in pairs)
timbales latines – timbales (Cuban drums played in pairs)
tombak – tombak (Iranian goblet drum)
tonnant – orchestral bass drum (large bass drum played with ...
tumba – conga drum
tumbadora conga – conga drum

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