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Hand percussion is a percussion instrument that is held in the hand. [1] They can be made from wood, metal or plastic, bottles stops and are usually shaken, scraped, or tapped with fingers or a stick. It includes all instruments that are not drums, or any instrument that is a pitched percussion instrument, such as the marimba or the xylophone.
A rainstick, one type of shaker. The word shaker describes various percussive musical instruments used for creating rhythm in music. [1] They are called shakers because the method of creating the sound involves shaking them – moving them back and forth in the air rather than striking them. Most may also be struck for a greater accent on ...
Instruments classified by Hornbostel–Sachs as struck or friction idiophones, struck or friction membranophones or struck chordophones. Where an instrument meets this definition but is often or traditionally excluded from the term percussion this is noted. Instruments commonly used as unpitched and/or untuned percussion.
A maraca (pronunciation ⓘ), sometimes called shaker or chac-chac, [1] is a rattle which appears in many genres of Caribbean and Latin music.It is shaken by a handle and usually played as part of a pair.
Two bamboo tubes, closed at one end and with tongues, attached to a square frame, played by shaking from side to side, causing the tongues to vibrate 112.122 Iran: tar [71] The musical instrument, which has 6 wires and is the main instrument in traditional Iranian music, is produced by Mazzrab. 314.122-4: Ireland: Irish Harp (Cruit or Cláirseach)
This is a list of musical instruments, including percussion, wind, stringed, and electronic instruments. Percussion instruments (idiophones, membranophones, struck chordophones, blown percussion instruments)
In Latin America the instrument is commonly known as cabaça. Other names for the instrument include afuxê, afoxé, cabaca, cabasa, and cabaza depending on the language and culture. [3] The shekere is made from vine gourds that grow on the ground. The shape of the gourd determines the sound of the instrument.
Percussion instrument; Classification: Percussion: Hornbostel–Sachs classification: 112.1 (Shaken idiophones or rattles – The player executes a shaking motion) Inventor(s) Martin Cohen: Developed: Modern version 1960s, based on a traditional instrument of the same name: Builders; Latin Percussion, Meinl Percussion, many others