tam-tam

Definition of the Italian term tam-tam in music:

tamtam (unpitched kind of gong used in the symphony orchestra)

Language

Italian

Singular

tam-tam

Plural

tam-tam

Variant

tamtam

Abbreviation

T-t.

Alt. abbreviations

T-tamTam.Tamt.

Music scores that include tam-tam:

Alfredo Casella: Symphony No. 2 (1908‑10) Page 1
Franz Liszt: Totentanz (1847–53) Page 1
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (1910) Page 1

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caixa – caixa (Brazilian snare drum)
cassa – drum...
cassa chiara – snare drum
cassa rullante – snare drum...
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freno a tamburo – brake drum (percussion instrument)
gran cassa – orchestral bass drum (large bass drum played with ...
kalangu – talking drum
octoban – octoban (small and long drum, sometimes used as pa...
putipù – friction drum
rototom – rototom (type of drum)
ruggito del leone – lion's roar (drum in the style of the Brazilian cu...
rullante – snare drum...
surdo – surdo (bass drum used in different kinds of Brazil...
tabla – tabla (pair of drums)
tamborim – tamborim (Brazilian frame drum)
tamburo a cornice – frame drum
tamburo a fessura – slit drum
tamburo da parata – marching drum
tamburo grande – orchestral bass drum (large bass drum played with ...
tamburo grosso – orchestral bass drum (large bass drum played with ...
tamburo militare – military drum
tamburo parlante – talking drum
tamburo piccolo – piccolo snare drum
tamburo piccolo con corda – piccolo snare drum with snares
tamburo piccolo senza corda – piccolo snare drum without snares
tamburo rullante – snare drum
tamburone – (obsolete meaning) bass drum
timbales – timbales (Cuban drums played in pairs)
timbales latinoamericani – timbales (Cuban drums played in pairs)
tom – tom drum, tom-tom
tom-tom – tom drum, tom-tom

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