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  2. List of percussion instruments - Wikipedia

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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, struck or friction membranophones or struck chordophones. Where an instrument meets this definition but is often or traditionally excluded from the term percussion this is noted.

  3. Sousaphone - Wikipedia

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    The sousaphone (/ ˈ s uː z ə f oʊ n / SOO-zə-fohn) is a brass musical instrument in the tuba family. Created around 1893 by J. W. Pepper at the direction of American bandleader John Philip Sousa (after whom the instrument was then named), it was designed to be easier to play than the concert tuba while standing or marching, as well as to carry the sound of the instrument above the heads ...

  4. Clash cymbals - Wikipedia

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    This technique allows for greater control over the instrument and for movements known as "visuals" – flashy maneuvers such as flips and twirls. [6] There has been a trend in recent years to replace the cymbal line with cymbals in the front ensemble, although cymbals still remain a vital instrument in indoor percussion ensembles.

  5. Brass section - Wikipedia

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    The brass section of the Band of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan in St. Petersburg. The brass section of the orchestra, concert band, and jazz ensemble consist of brass instruments, and is one of the main sections in all three ensembles. The British-style brass band contains only brass and percussion instruments.

  6. Family of musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    Aeolian Instrument family; The keyboard family can also be referenced, though it is not an authentic instrument family. Rather, it is a common design format for instrument interfaces. There are many types of instruments in the keyboard family, such as string, brass (and other metals), woodwind, percussion, electronic, digital, idiophone, and more.

  7. Orchestra - Wikipedia

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    Brass instruments, such as the French horn (commonly simply known as the "horn"), trumpet, trombone, cornet, and tuba, and sometimes euphonium; Percussion instruments, such as the timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tambourine, tam-tam and mallet percussion instruments

  8. Classification of percussion instruments - Wikipedia

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    Musical usage, in particular the traditional division into tuned percussion and untuned percussion, and the similar and more modern division into pitched percussion and unpitched percussion. The means of playing the instrument and skills required to play it, for example the grouping together of mallet percussion instruments, or of hand ...

  9. Percussion instrument - Wikipedia

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    Orchestral percussion section with timpani, unpitched auxiliary percussion and pitched tubular bells Djembé and balafon played by Susu people of Guinea Concussion idiophones (), and struck drums Modern Japanese taiko percussion ensemble Very large drum kit played by Terry Bozzio Mridangam, an Indian percussion instrument, played by T. S. Nandakumar Evelyn Glennie is a percussion soloist