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An unpitched percussion instrument is a percussion instrument played in such a way as to produce sounds of indeterminate pitch, or an instrument normally played in this fashion. Unpitched percussion is typically used to maintain a rhythm or to provide accents, and its sounds are unrelated to the melody and harmony of the music.
For example, a samba whistle (or apito) is an unpitched percussion instrument, [contradictory] but a whistle in general is not. For brevity, synonyms represented in Wikipedia by redirects to a main article are not listed, but may be mentioned as a note.
Orchestral percussion section with timpani, unpitched auxiliary percussion and pitched tubular bells Djembé and balafon played by Susu people of Guinea Concussion idiophones (), and struck drums Modern Japanese taiko percussion ensemble Very large drum kit played by Terry Bozzio Mridangam, an Indian percussion instrument, played by T. S. Nandakumar Evelyn Glennie is a percussion soloist
Percussion notation is a type of musical notation indicating notes to be played by percussion instruments. As with other forms of musical notation, sounds are represented by symbols which are usually written onto a musical staff (or stave). Percussion instruments are generally grouped into two categories: pitched and non-pitched. The notation ...
Percussion instruments used as both pitched and unpitched (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Unpitched percussion instruments" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total.
Many unpitched percussion instruments, such as the snare drum or maracas, make use of the presence of random sounds or noise to produce a sound without any perceived pitch. [10] [11] See timbre. Unpitched percussion is typically used to maintain a rhythm or to provide accents, and its sounds are unrelated to the melody and harmony of the music
Agogo bells; Anvil; Dayereh (doyra); Frame drum; Finger cymbals; Flexatone; Glass harp; Jam blocks; Jordan Slap; Knee Slap; Marching machine; Monkey stick (mendoza or ...
A percussion section with pitched percussion (tubular bells, background), auxiliary percussion (crash cymbals, suspended cymbal, snare drum and bass drum) and timpani (foreground) in use. The percussion section is one of the main divisions of the orchestra and the concert band. It includes most percussion instruments and all unpitched instruments.