several overlapping schemes for the classification of percussion instruments. These schemes are based on four types of criteria: The means by which the sound...
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This is a wide-ranging, inclusive list of percussion instruments. It includes: Instruments classified by Hornbostel–Sachs as struck or friction idiophones...
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Musical Instruments Majestic Percussion Musser Mallet Company Premier Percussion Yamaha Percussion Classification of percussion instruments Strain, James...
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instruments); Wind instruments (often subdivided between woodwinds and brass); Percussion instruments; and Electronic instruments The criteria for classifying...
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classificatory category of instruments, as described by the scientific field of organology. It is shown below that percussion instruments may belong to the...
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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...
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A rattle is a type of percussion instrument which produces a sound when shaken. Rattles are described in the Hornbostel–Sachs system as Shaken Idiophones...
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perception of the sound of the instrument rather than simply to its sound, which is the more recent approach. Classification of percussion instruments Inharmonicity...
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This is a list of musical instruments, including percussion, wind, stringed, and electronic instruments. Celesta Crystallophone Glass Harmonica Glass harp...
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Lithophone (redirect from Percussion stone)
idiophone comparable to instruments such as the glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylophone and marimba. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, lithophones...
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percussion instrument used in various styles of music, such as Latin and rock. It is named after the similar bell used by herdsmen to keep track of the...
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instrument in the percussion family, classified as an idiophone in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system. Triangles are made from a variety of metals...
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Membranophone (redirect from List of membranophones)
a membrane. The traditional classification of Indian instruments include two categories of percussion. Ghan: Percussion without membranes, such as chimes...
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Journal. 63: 217–224, 234–235. JSTOR 20753664. Beck, John H. Encyclopedia of Percussion. Routledge, 2013. Musicien jouant du flûtet-tabor, illustration, details...
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for instrument interfaces. There are many types of instruments in the keyboard family, such as string, brass (and other metals), woodwind, percussion, electronic...
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Agogô (redirect from Agogo (instrument))
Bells are primarily used as percussion instruments in traditional Yoruba music. It is yet another crucial musical instrument in their music, along with...
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Hornbostel–Sachs (category Classification systems)
group includes all percussion instruments apart from drums, and some other instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification, idiophones are first categorized...
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idiophone percussion instrument made from the jawbone of a donkey, horse, mule, or cattle, producing a powerful buzzing sound. The jawbone is cleaned of tissue...
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Percussion may refer to: Percussion instrument, a large group of musical instruments Percussion idiophone, a percussion instrument which is beaten with...
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Vibraphone (redirect from Vibes (percussion))
marimba, which it superseded. One of the main differences between the vibraphone and other keyboard percussion instruments is that each bar suspends over...
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discs arranged around the frame of a tambourine are also called "jingles". In the Hornbostel–Sachs instrument-classification system, they are described as...
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Güiro (redirect from Scraper (instrument))
Sounds of the güiro Problems playing this file? See media help. The güiro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡwiɾo]) is a percussion instrument consisting of an open-ended...
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Drum (redirect from Drum (musical instrument))
member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least...
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Struck idiophone (redirect from Percussion idiophone)
vibrating—without the use of strings or membranes) that are found in the Hornbostel-Sachs system of musical instrument classification. Struck idiophones are...
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system of musical instrument classification defines idiophones as all instruments in which sound is produced primarily by way of the instrument itself...
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the four classifications: chordophones (stringed instruments), membranophones (skin-head percussion instruments), aerophones (wind instruments), and autophones...
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Catá (redirect from Guagua (instrument))
The catá or guagua is a Cuban percussion instrument which originated in the eastern region of the island. It is classified as a directly struck idiophone...
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Maraca (category South American percussion instruments)
James (1992). Percussion instruments and their history (Rev. ed.). Westport, Conn.: Bold Strummer. ISBN 0-933224-61-3. "English Translation of "MARAQUERO"...
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Chinese musical instruments are traditionally grouped into eight categories (classified by the material from which the instruments were made) known as...
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Kundu (drum) (category Oceanian percussion instruments)
the making of a drum by an Asmat man named Robbie. "Kundu hand drum". 25 November 2008. Papuan musical instruments are resonant instruments that emit rather...
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