Percussion-Instrument

Definitions of Percussion-Instrument
  1. noun
    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
    synonyms: Perkussionsinstrument, Schlaginstrument
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    Becken
    a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together
    Trommel
    a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
    Glockenspiel
    a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers
    Gong
    a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
    Pauke
    a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
    Xylofon, Xylophon
    a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets
    Klavier
    a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
    Triangel
    a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
    Vibrafon, Vibraphon
    a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
    Bassdrum
    a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
    Bongo
    a small drum; played with the hands
    Flügel
    a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
    Hi-Hat
    cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal
    Snaredrum
    a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
    Tamburin
    a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
    type of:
    Instrument, Musikinstrument
    any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
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