As the drum (from MHG: [. Lautm] spectrum) is referred to in musicology a musical instrument where the sound is produced by vibration of a stretched membrane, called the coat.

As the drum (from MHG: [. Lautm] spectrum) is referred to in musicology a musical instrument where the sound is produced by vibration of a stretched membrane, called the coat. The technical term for this is membranophone. Colloquially are typically instruments whose fur is played with mallets or hands directly, known as drum. Occasionally, the term in this context also extends to other percussion instruments, rarely also on other instruments.