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I play a percussion instrument, not a musical saw; it needs no amplification. Where it's needed, they put a microphone in front of the bass drum. But, I don't think it's necessary to play that way every night.
Buddy Rich

Meaning of "percussion instrument" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT

percussion instrument play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT

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Percussion instrument is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

percussion instrument

Percussion instrument

A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater; struck, scraped or rubbed by hand; or struck against another similar instrument. The percussion family is believed to include the oldest musical instruments, following the human voice. The percussion section of an orchestra most commonly contains instruments such as timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle and tambourine. However, the section can also contain non-percussive instruments, such as whistles and sirens, or a blown conch shell. On the other hand, keyboard instruments, such as the celesta, are not normally part of the percussion section, but keyboard percussion instruments such as the glockenspiel and xylophone are included. Percussion instruments are most commonly divided into two classes: Pitched percussion instruments, which produce notes with an identifiable pitch, and unpitched percussion instruments, which produce notes without an identifiable pitch.

Definition of percussion instrument in the English dictionary

The definition of percussion instrument in the dictionary is any of various musical instruments that produce a sound when their resonating surfaces are struck directly, as with a stick or mallet, or by leverage action. They may be of definite pitch, indefinite pitch, or a mixture of both.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT

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Synonyms and antonyms of percussion instrument in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «percussion instrument» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT

Find out the translation of percussion instrument to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of percussion instrument from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «percussion instrument» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

打击乐器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

instrumento de percusión
570 millions of speakers

English

percussion instrument
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तबला
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

آلات النقر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ударный инструмент
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

instrumento de percussão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পারাকশন যন্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Instrument de percussion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Instrumen perkusi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlaginstrument
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

打楽器
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

타악기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Instrumen perkusi
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nhạc cụ gõ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெர்குசன் கருவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टक्कर इन्स्ट्रुमेंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vurmalı çalgı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

strumento a percussione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

instrument perkusyjny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ударний інструмент
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

instrument de percuție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρουστών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

perkussie instrument
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slagverksinstrument
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perkusjonsinstrumentet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of percussion instrument

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT»

The term «percussion instrument» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.537 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about percussion instrument

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2 QUOTES WITH «PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word percussion instrument.
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Charles Petzold
Many MIDI files contain entire musical compositions. Because MIDI supports only 16 channels, however, no more than 16 different instruments can play at any time, and one of those is the key-based percussion instrument.
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Buddy Rich
I play a percussion instrument, not a musical saw; it needs no amplification. Where it's needed, they put a microphone in front of the bass drum. But, I don't think it's necessary to play that way every night.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT»

Discover the use of percussion instrument in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to percussion instrument and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Play the Piano
Play the Piano introduces Charles Bukowski's poetry from the 1970s. He leads a life full of gambling and booze but also finds love. These poems are full of lechery and romance as he struggles to mature.
Charles Bukowski, 2009
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All about Hand Percussion: Everything You Need to Know to ...
A hand percussion instrument is any non-membranophone (not a drum) that is handheld* and that can be shaken, struck, scraped or played in a similar fashion. Hand percussion instruments fall into several categories: • Idiophones: when ...
Kalani, 2008
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Percussion Instruments and Their History
... with physical or mental limitation where so often only a simple percussion instrument is manageable. 'School percussion' is no innovation for we find that over a century ago a percussion instrument was offered a place in schools' curriculum.
James Blades, 1992
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Encyclopedia of Percussion
Percussion beam wooden beam used as a percussion instrument, often put on the ground and drummed upon; used in various parts of the world such as Africa and Asia. Schlagbalkan in German. Percussion disk see percussion plate.
John H. Beck, 2013
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Pictographic Score Notation: A Compendium
Percussion and Keyboard Instrument(s) Representational 110 All Instruments Non-representational 112 Chamber Ensembles 115 All Instruments Fully Representational 115 Percussion Instrument(s) Only Representational 116 Keyboard ...
Gardner Read, 1998
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Flip Dictionary
... tambourine, tabor, timbal, timpani, triangle, vibraphone, xylophone percussion instrument of board with metal ridges: washboard percussion instrument of gourd with pebbles or beans: maraca percussion instrument of metal bars played with ...
Barbara Kipfer, 2002
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The Musical Instrument Desk Reference: A Guide to how Band ...
By definition, then, almost anything can be labeled a percussion instrument. The result is that the percussion section is the largest category of musical instruments in the industry. For practical reasons, therefore, this chapter on percussion ...
Michael J. Pagliaro, 2012
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
... percussionist playing one or more of the same percussion instrument are entered under the heading for music of that instrument, e.g. Timpani music; Xylophone music. Compositions not in a specific form or of a specific type for two or more ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2005
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Sparkles 4 Tm' 2005 Ed.
66-69 Materials: Picture, percussion instrument, chart III. Learning Activities A. Preparatory Activities 1. Show real percussion instrument. Let pupils identify each . 2. Group the percussion with melody and without melody. 3. Present activity in ...
Jimenez, Et Al
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Teaching Percussion
Providing a comprehensive introduction to every aspect of percussion education, technique, and performance, this text helps students develop musical understanding and performance skills.
Gary Cook, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term percussion instrument is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jaialdi music: Say yes to Amuma Says No
Txalaparta (cha-la-PAR-ta): a percussion instrument played by two people pounding wooden planks with the ends of thick sticks. Traditionally it ... «The Idaho Statesman, Jul 15»
2
Nepalese community fundraiser for quake survivors
Flutist Purna Nepal, madal (Nepalese percussion instrument) player Ishwor Pokhrel, Tabala (Nepalese classical percussion instrument) player ... «Gulf Times, Jul 15»
3
50 Years Ago: Bob Dylan Goes Electric
Allegedly he was using an axe and a chunk of wood as a percussion instrument during his own set, so perhaps that's the root of the story. «Diffuser.fm, Jul 15»
4
Armada community helps Millsap family contend with grief
As she moved on to middle school, April was a member of the band and played a percussion instrument while continuing to pen poetry in her ... «The Macomb Daily, Jul 15»
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Recalling a Few Strikeouts in Pursuit of Pedro Martinez
Alou, noticing I was upset, handed me a percussion instrument that is something like a cylindrical washboard. It was called a güiro, and came ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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A millennial in a sea of nostalgia with the Violent Femmes at the Greek
And when an older man suddenly appeared on the opposite side of the stage, playing a darbuka-like percussion instrument while Gano sang, ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Shopping Week Correction
At 6pm a special drumming event is planned and anyone with a hand drum or percussion instrument is invited to go along and take part. «The Orcadian, Jul 15»
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Jatra Biroti bulletin
Shri Shankar is one of the senior most mridangam artistes of Kolkata and has been playing this reverberating Carnatic percussion instrument ... «DhakaTribune, Jul 15»
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Are Some People More Musical Than Others? How Musicians …
A Melbourne scientist played the gamelan, an Indonesian percussion instrument, to a group of musicians and asked them to find the pitch. «Bustle, Jul 15»
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The BBC, funding, and why it's worth fighting for
A radio documentary about a new percussion instrument? This is the kind of material that the BBC is constantly supporting. Because it's so big, ... «Den Of Geek, Jul 15»

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