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The xylophone is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets Xylorimba: Pitched 111.212 Idiophone Yanggeum: Korea Pitched Chordophone A type of Hammer dulcimer Yangqin: China Pitched Chordophone Type of hammered dulcimer. Yuka: Congo Unpitched Membranophone
Agogo bells; Anvil; Dayereh (doyra); Frame drum; Finger cymbals; Flexatone; Glass harp; Jam blocks; Jordan Slap; Knee Slap; Marching machine; Monkey stick (mendoza or ...
The snare drum (or side drum) is a percussion instrument that produces a sharp staccato sound when the head is struck with a drum stick, due to the use of a series of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin. Snare drums are often used in orchestras, concert bands, marching bands, parades, drumlines, drum corps, and
Musically, the snare drum section has the most rudimentarily challenging "book", or music. The instrument's role is that of the soprano line, typically carrying the melody or the main rhythm of the ensemble. Marching snare drums are deeper in size than snares normally used for orchestral or drum kit purposes. This gives the drum the big, full ...
This is a partitioned list of percussion instruments showing their usage as tuned or untuned. See pitched percussion instrument for discussion of the differences between tuned and untuned percussion. The term pitched percussion is now preferred to the traditional term tuned percussion: Each list is alphabetical.
A rattle is a percussion beater that is attached to or enclosed by a percussion instrument so that motion of the instrument will cause the rattle to strike the instrument and create musical sound. Examples include: The rivets of a sizzle cymbal. The jingles of a tambourine. The seeds inside a maraca. The ball chain of a cabasa. The snares of a ...
Percussion instrument stubs (2 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Percussion instruments" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The bendir (Arabic: بندير, bindīr; pl.: بنادير, binādīr) is a wooden-framed frame drum of North Africa and Southwest Asia. [1]The bendir is a traditional instrument that is played throughout North Africa, as well as in Sufi ceremonies; it was played, too, in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. [2]