A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles...

This is a wide-ranging, inclusive list of percussion instruments. It includes: Instruments classified by Hornbostel–Sachs as struck or friction idiophones...

A pitched percussion instrument (also known as a melodic or tuned percussion instrument) is a percussion instrument used to produce musical notes of one...

There are several overlapping schemes for the classification of percussion instruments. These schemes are based on four types of criteria: The means by...

A keyboard percussion instrument, also known as a bar or mallet percussion instrument, is a pitched percussion instrument arranged in the same pattern...

unpitched percussion instrument is a percussion instrument played in such a way as to produce sounds of indeterminate pitch, or an instrument normally...

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...

This is a list of percussion instruments. Cimbalom Crotales Dhol Dholki Gong Glass harmonica Hammered dulcimer Handbells Hang Lithophone Marimba Metallophone...

A percussion mallet or beater is an object used to strike or beat a percussion instrument to produce its sound. The term beater is slightly more general...

is a partitioned list of percussion instruments showing their usage as tuned or untuned. See pitched percussion instrument for discussion of the differences...

A clapper is a basic form of percussion instrument. It consists of two long solid pieces that are struck together producing sound. They exist in many...

This is a list of musical instruments, including percussion, wind, stringed, and electronic instruments. AlphaSphere Audiocubes Bass pedals Continuum...

The triangle is a musical instrument in the percussion family, classified as an idiophone in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system. Triangles are...

See media help. The vibraphone (also called the vibraharp) is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and...

done by moving a tuning slide. The sounds of some instruments, notably unpitched percussion instrument such as cymbals, are of indeterminate pitch, and...

The yu is an idiophonic tiger-shaped percussion instrument that was used in yayue, the ritual music of ancient China's Zhou dynasty. The yu is a hollow...

The zhu is an idiophonic percussion instrument that was used in yayue, the ritual music of ancient China's Zhou dynasty. The zhu is a wooden box, typically...

to rub) are used as a percussion instrument, employing the ribbed metal surface of the cleaning device as a rhythm instrument. As traditionally used...

between woodwinds and brass); Percussion instruments; and Electronic instruments The criteria for classifying musical instruments vary depending on the point...

heard in wind instruments and the shape of the melodies, while the African influences can be heard in the rhythm and percussion instruments, and European...

folk music of Japan. They comprise a range of string, wind, and percussion instruments. Bin-sasara (編木、板ささら); also spelled bin-zasara – clapper made from...

roll and other percussive sounds. The instrument was originally a fiddle. It used a flexible stick, a musical bow, as the instrument's body and neck....

Bamboo (竹) mainly refers to woodwind instruments, which includes; Most wood (木) instruments are percussion instruments of the ancient variety: The stone...

The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called...

Orchestral percussion refers to the various percussion instruments used in an orchestral setting. It may also refer to the act of playing such instruments in...

and mallet percussion instruments are noted in treble clef or on a grand staff. If the neutral clef is used for a single percussion instrument the staff...

Korean musical instruments comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments. Many traditional Korean musical instruments (especially those...

rhythms Problems playing this file? See media help. Hand percussion is a percussion instrument that is held in the hand. They can be made from wood, metal...

This is a list of folk percussion instruments. A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater...

Spoons can be played as a makeshift percussion instrument, or more specifically, an idiophone related to the castanets. They are played by hitting one...