instrumento de percusión

Definitions of instrumento de percusión
  1. noun
    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
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    campanas tubulares
    a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
    címbalos
    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
    tambor
    a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
    batintín, gong, tantán
    a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
    atabal, timbal
    a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
    marimba, xilófono
    a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets
    piano
    a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
    triángulo
    a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
    vibráfono
    a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
    bombo, tambora
    a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
    bongó
    a small drum; played with the hands
    piano de cola
    a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
    campanilla, esquila
    a bell that is held in the hand
    piano de manubio, pianola
    a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys
    redoblante
    a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
    pandereta
    a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
    tantán
    any of various drums with small heads
    pandero
    small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
    piano vertical
    a piano with a vertical sounding board
    type of:
    instrumento, instrumento musical
    any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
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