similar dimensions to the kit snare. The major distinction is that the snares in this type are on the top head rather than the bottom one. Caixa malacacheta "Caixa" meaning "box". This is a simple diameter, deep snare typical of Samba played in Southern Brasil. Made from aluminum or steel with the snare wires on top, it can be played from a sling or "em cima" – on the shoulder to project the sound. Famous solo works "Three Dances for Solo Snare Drum" by Warren Benson "Trommel Suite" by Siegfried Fink "American Suite for Solo Snare Drum" by Guy Gauthreaux II "Prím" by Áskell Másson "March-Cadenza" by Gert Mortensen "Douze Études pour Caisse Claire" by Jacques Delécluse Famous orchestral repertoire "Lieutenant Kije" by Sergei Prokofiev "Scheherazade" by Rimsky-Korsakov "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel "Polovetsian Dance" by Alexander Borodin "The Year 1905" by Dmitri Shostakovich "Concerto for Orchestra" by Béla Bartók "Symphony no. 5" by Carl Nielsen Popular brands Brady Drum Company DW Fibes Gretsch Ludwig Mapex Pearl Drums Pork Pie Percussion Premier Remo Rogers Slingerland Sonor Tama Yamaha See also Snare drum hardware Double-drumming References Sources Beck, John (1995). Encyclopedia of percussion instruments. New York: Garland Publishing. . Google Books preview. Accessed 8 September 2009. External links Marching Snare Drum Heads – Description of types of marching snare drum heads. How to Change a Marching Snare Drum Head Field Drums Blog Photos, information, critical commentary and analysis of field drums, focusing on drums of the American Civil War How to Build a Snare Drum DRUM! Magazine shows the step-by-step process of building a snare drum. How is the snare drum played? Techniques, which help create different snare drum sounds. Drums Battle drums Drum kit components Directly struck membranophones Musical instruments played with drum sticks Orchestral percussion instruments Unpitched percussion instruments