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Definition of Percussion instrument
1. Noun. A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another.
Specialized synonyms: Bones, Castanets, Clappers, Finger Cymbals, Bell, Chime, Gong, Cymbal, Drum, Membranophone, Tympan, Glockenspiel, Orchestral Bells, Gong, Tam-tam, Kettle, Kettledrum, Timpani, Tympani, Tympanum, Lagerphone, Maraca, Marimba, Xylophone, Forte-piano, Piano, Pianoforte, Rain Stick, Steel Drum, Triangle, Vibes, Vibraharp, Vibraphone
Terms within: Hammer, Mallet
Generic synonyms: Instrument, Musical Instrument
Definition of Percussion instrument
1. Noun. (music) An instrument in which the sound is produced by striking, scraping or shaking an object. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Percussion Instrument
Literary usage of Percussion instrument
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Art of Music: A Comprehensive Library of Information for Music Lovers by Daniel Gregory Mason (1915)
"It was a percussion instrument, but one on which could be produced not only a
tone having a definite pitch, but a whole series or scale of tones. ..."
2. Man by Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1904)
"Chief in interest among the instruments of the wild tribes is a percussion
instrument attributed by the Malays to the ..."
3. Great Pianists on Piano Playing: Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos by James Francis Cooke (1917)
"THE MODERN PIANO A percussion instrument Indeed the real nature of the modern
piano as an instrument is in itself more or less of a modern discovery. ..."
4. Primitive Music: An Inquiry Into the Origin and Development of Music, Songs by Richard Wallaschek (1893)
"I mention the goura as a combination of wind and stringed instrument, the marimba
as a combination of wind and percussion instrument, and the jew's harp as ..."
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