Rute (music)
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The Rute (also spelt Ruthe, from the German for 'rod' or 'switch') is a cylindrical bunch of pieces of cane or twigs, bound at one end, like a small besom without a handle, and used to play the bass drum in an orchestra. Although rarely called for, several of Gustav Mahler's Symphonies require the Rute.