- It is believed that snare drums descend from the medieval single strand tabor drums of the early 1300s. For 200 years, snare drums remained about the same in usage and construction.
- During the 1500s, snare drums were introduced into the military when Swiss soldiers used them to communicate across distances.
- Snare drum design began to change in the 1600s with the addition of a screw that tightened the snare, resulting in a sharper, less rattling sound.
- Design and construction of the snare drum changed again during the 1800s; they were made out of brass and were smaller, producing lighter, crisper tones.
- In the nineteenth century, classical music replaced the tenor drum with the snare because of its unique and distinctive tones, which also led to its inclusion in the bugle and drum corps of the twentieth century.
- Plastic drum heads were introduced in the 1950s and led to the snare drum's growing worldwide popularity across nearly all genres of music.
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