List of percussion instruments
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This is a listing of percussion instruments.
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[edit] Tuned percussion
- antique cymbals
- celesta
- chimes (a.k.a. tubular bells)
- clavinet
- crotales
- glass harmonica
- hammered dulcimer
- handbells
- lithophone
- marimba
- marimbaphone
- metallophone
- orchestra bells (a.k.a. glockenspiel or bell lyre)
- organ
- piano
- rototoms
- steel drums
- timpani
- vibraphone
- xylophone
- xylorimba
[edit] Untuned percussion
- bass drum
- bell tree
- chime tree (a.k.a. mark tree)
- china cymbal
- crash cymbals
- gong (has a definite pitch, but is not often tuned)
- hi-hat
- kick drum (see drum kit)
- ride cymbal
- sizzle cymbal
- snare drum
- splash cymbal
- suspended cymbal
- taiko drum
- tam-tam
- tenor drum
- tom-toms
[edit] Auxiliary percussion
- anvil
- dayereh zangi
- doyra
- Frame drum
- finger cymbals
- flexatone
- glass harp
- lagerphone
- marching machine
- mendoza (a.k.a. monkey stick)
- ratchet
- rattle
- sand blocks
- sleigh bells
- tambourine
- temple blocks
- thunder machine
- triangle
- vibraslap
- whip (a.k.a. woodcrack or slapstick)
- wind machine
- wood block
[edit] Latin/Afro-Caribbean percussion
- atabaque
- agogo bell
- bàtá
- bongo drums
- brake drum
- cabasa
- castanets
- cajón (box drums)
- claves
- conga
- cowbell
- cuíca
- djembe
- güiro
- jawbone
- maracas
- pandeiro
- scraper
- Shekere
- tambora
- timbales
[edit] See also
- percussion instruments
- untuned percussion
- tuned percussion
- latin percussion
- drum kit
- list of membranophones
[edit] External links
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