pellet drum

English

A member of a South Korean ritual ensemble playing a pellet drum called nodo (노도 / 路鞀)

Noun

pellet drum (plural pellet drums)

1. (music) A drum (membranophone) that has two heads and produces sound through two pellets, tied to the body of the drum and manipulated so as to strike the heads.

See also

• 路鞀／路鼗 (lùtáo)
• 鞀鼓／鼗鼓 (táogǔ)
• 鞀／鼗 (táo)
• 波浪鼓 (bōlànggǔ)
• 撥浪鼓／拨浪鼓 (bōlanggǔ)
• でんでん太鼓
• 振鼓
• Appendix:Glossary of musical instrument classification