This percussion instrument has no pitch, but a strainer can tighten or loosen namesake wires inside it.
Sergei Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kije suite opens with a soft trumpet, then a very soft entrance by this instrument with flute. This instrument plays the tripletÂ­heavy rhythm in the ostinato backing to Ravel's (*) Bolero. This percussion instrument has no pitch, but a strainer can tighten or loosen namesake wires inside it. For10 points, name this type of drum, used with tomÂ­toms and bass drums in a standard drum set.
Sergei Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kije suite opens with a soft trumpet, then a very soft entrance by this instrument with flute.
snare drum (prompt on "drum")