Tabor (instrument)

Not to be confused with Tambourine.
Tabor
Pipe and tabor player, c. 1325–1335
Classification Unpitched percussion instrument
Related instruments
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A tabor, tabour, tabret (Welsh: Tabwrdd), tambour de Provence, Provençal tambourin or Catalan tamborí is a portable snare drum, typically played either with one hand or with two drumsticks. The word "tabor" (formerly sometimes spelt "taber") is an English variant of the Persian word tabīr, meaning "drum"[1][2]—cf. Catalan: tambor, French: tambour, Italian: tamburo[3] Militaries may use the tabor as a marching instrument; it can accompany parades and processions.

  1. ^ "Tabor". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  2. ^ "tabor (n.)". www.etymonline.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  3. ^ Harms Historical Percussion's Tabor page.