a small double-headed drum carried at the side with snares that produce a rattling effect
Examples of 'side drum' in a sentence
side drum
The vast, resonating structure was realised fantastically cleanly: fine detail was hardly less striking than those theatrical moments for multiple cymbals or side drums.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The side-drum's first movement tattoo stealthily increased in strength and venom, while the finale climaxed in exactly the right kind of peroration, victorious but battered.