May 8 23:25
1 day ago
English term

drum major

English to Spanish Other Education / Pedagogy Bandas de música
Hello,

What is the meaning of "Drum Major" in the following sentece:

"XX was one of only three drum majors selected"
Proposed translations (Spanish)
3 +9 bastonero
Change log

May 9, 2025 07:06: abe(L)solano changed "Field (write-in)" from "Education" to "Bandas de música"

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Non-PRO (1): Maria Laura Curzi

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Proposed translations

+9
1 hr

bastonero

El músico que lidera una banda.

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Note added at 1 hora (2025-05-09 00:40:52 GMT)
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Un "drum major" (tambor mayor o bastonero) es el líder de una banda de música, un cuerpo de tambores y cornetas, o una banda de gaitas. Esta persona generalmente se encuentra a la cabeza de la agrupación y es responsable de guiar a los integrantes para lograr un objetivo en común, a menudo utilizando una maza ceremonial para dar órdenes
Peer comment(s):

agree Enrique García-Dubus : Exactamente.
1 hr
Gracias, Enrique.
agree Jose Roberto Chacon Rodríguez
2 hrs
Gracias José Roberto.
agree Andrew Bramhall
6 hrs
Gracias, Andrew.
agree Santiago García Romero
6 hrs
Gracias, Santiago.
agree abe(L)solano : https://www.reddit.com/r/marchingband/comments/14egj5f/drum_...
6 hrs
Buen enlace. Gracias, abe(L).
agree Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
10 hrs
Gracias, Beatriz.
agree Juan Gil : Por aquí, en ambiente militar, se le llama "tambor mayor".
10 hrs
También vale. Gracias, Juan.
agree Rafael Molina Pulgar
15 hrs
Gracias, Rafael.
agree Maria Laura Curzi : Wikipedia dice "tambor mayor" > https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambor_mayor y en el DRAE bastonero se usa en Arg., Bol., Méx. y Ur. > https://dle.rae.es/bastonero
15 hrs
También vale. Gracias, María Laura.
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