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PercussionInstrument |
Instruments that are struck either with sticks, mallets, or hands to produce sound. |
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AgogoBells |
Two or more forged metal bells. Agogo in Yoruba means single or multiple bells. Agogo
bells are believed to be the oldest samba instrument.
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Angklung |
An Indonesian instrument made of carved pitched bamboo tubes. |
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Balafon |
An African xylophone instrument that has been around since at least the 12th century. |
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Berimbau |
A single string attached to a stick. The string is struck with another stick and resonates
through a resonator on the back of the tension stick.
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BinghiDrum |
A drum made and used for Jamaican Nyabinghi music. |
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Bongos |
An Afro-Cuban percussion instrument - a pair of small open bottom drums (one high,
one low).
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Carillon |
A massive instrument consisting of a set of at least 23 bronze, cup-shaped bells hung
in the bell tower of a church or municipal entity. Commonly found on American college
campuses. The bells are played by keyboards resembling the form of a typical keyboard,
but in which the keys are large lever-like sticks called batons. The batons can be
pressed down by hands (and feet, as carillons often have pedal keyboards in addition
to hand keyboards) to mechanically activate levers and wires connected to metal clappers
that strike the inside of the bells.
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Chimes |
Sometimes referred to as tubular bells, Chimes are pitched metal tubes struck with
hammers. They also usually have dampening mechanisms.
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Congas |
Tall, narrow, single-headed drums from Cuba. Used in Afro-Cuban Music. |
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Crotales |
Small, chromatically tuned brass discs which produce sound when struck with a mallet.
The sound is shimmery and rich in overtones.
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Duggi |
Small, kettle-shaped Indian drums used in the folk music traditions of Uttar Pradesh
and Punjab, as well as in Bangladeshi Bual music.
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Gambang |
A wooden xylophone instrument used in Indonesia and the southern Philippines. Typically
played in gamelan music and kulintang music.
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Gamelan |
A traditional Indonesian kind of music. There are many Gamelan instruments including
Bonang, Gendèr, Gongs, Kendang, Kenong, Peking, Saron, and Slenthem.
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GlassHarmonica |
A rotating cylinder with attached, pitched, glass bowls. A performer touches the bowls
and the bowls vibrate in response. Invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1761.
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GlassHarp |
A table of pitched wine glasses played by fingers rubbed on the rim. An ancestor of
the glass harmonica.
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Glockenspiel |
A small, high-pitched, metallic mallet instrument, often used in orchestras. |
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HandBells |
Hand-held bells rung by one or multiple performers. |
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HandChimes |
Hand-held, tuning fork-type chimes rung in a similar way to hand bells. Originally
intended to be a training tool for prospective handbell ringers, they are now often
rung in conjunction with handbells.
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Jawharp |
A small, metal instrument, which is placed in the mouth. A piece of metal is plucked
with the finger and the pitch and harmonic content of the sound is shaped with the
mouth.
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Jug |
A jug which produces a tone when blown into. |
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Kalimba |
African musical instrument consisting of small, pitched, metal tines attached to a
wooden board (often fitted with a resonator).
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Kendang |
A two-headed drum used in multiple cultures throughout southeast Asia. |
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KhongWongLek |
A circle of 18 high-pitched, tuned bossed gongs used in classical Thai Music. Smaller
and higher in pitch than the khong whong yai.
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KhongWongYai |
A circle of pitched, tuned, bossed gongs that are used in Thai Classical Music. Larger
and lower-pitched than the khong whong lek.
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Lithophone |
Tuned rocks that are struck like a xylophone to produce sounds. |
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Madal |
The main hand drum used for rhythm-keeping in Nepalese Music. |
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Marimba |
A large mallet instrument with bars made of rosewood or other woods. Derived from
ancient African xylophone instruments.
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Marimbaphone |
A tuned percussion instrument with shallow, steel bars, made by the J.C. Deagan Company
in the early 20th century. It has a similar timbre to the celesta.
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Marimbula |
A kalimba-like, Afro-Caribbean instrument with pluckable metal tines. The performer
sits on the instrument, similar to with a cajon. It is generally used to play basslines.
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Octoban |
Long, single-head tube drums. Basically small but deep tom-toms. |
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PaddleDrums |
A tennis racket with a drum head instead of strings. |
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PongLang |
A marimba-like mallet instrument from Thailand with bars suspended by strings and
sticks.
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Ranat |
A Thai xylophone like mallet instrument. |
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Rototoms |
Drum heads on frames that rotate. Rotating the drum heads increases and decreases
tension, making them easily tunable.
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Saw |
Musical Saw is held between the legs and bowed with a violin bow. The saw is bent
and manipulated to change the pitch produced.
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SingingBowls |
Tibetan Singing Bowls are pitched bowls that are struck or rubbed around the edge
with a stick or mallet to produce a sustained note.
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SteelDrums |
Steel Drums originate from Trinidad and Tobago. A concave piece of steel with many
dimples that produce different pitches when struck.
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Tabla |
A pair of Indian drums with skin heads on ceramic bowls. One drum is high-pitched,
with a ringing sound quality, and the other is low-pitched. The pitch of each drum
varies with the amount of pressure placed on the head.
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TalkingDrum |
A West African drum with an hour glass shape. The two heads of the drum are connected
by ropes. Head tension is changed when the ropes are squeezed under the performer's
arm. The performer's other arm is used to play the drum with a curved stick. The pitch
of the drum is controlled in patterns to mimic talking.
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TempleBell |
A Hindu bell instrument placed in a Temple. |
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TempleBlocks |
A set of five pitched blocks made out of wood or composited plastics that are struck
with mallets or sticks.
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TibetanBells |
Small, cymbal-like bells. Common Tibetan bells used are Tingsha and Shang. |
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Timbales |
Shallow, single-headed drums with metal shells used in Latin music. The player, or
timbalero, can play very expressively using a variety of stick strokes, rim shots,
and rolls. It is often as a featured or solo instrument, as typified by the virtuosic
timbalero Tito Puente.
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Timpani |
Drums with a single head attached to a metal bowl. The tension and pitch of the drums
are changed by a foot pedal.
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TongueDrum |
Metal or wood instruments with pitched tongues carved into the face of the instrument.
When the tongues are struck, they produce a pitched sound.
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Vibraphone |
A mallet instrument with aluminum bars and a foot controlled sustain system. Each
bar of a Vibraphone is paired with a resonator tube with a motor-driven butterfly
valve at the upper end. All the valves are mounted on a common shaft, which, powered
by an electronic motor, can spin and produce a tremolo or vibrato effect. Common in
jazz music, particularly in 'Tiki lounge' exotica.
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Waterphone |
Metal tines attached to a pan that is partially filled with water. The tines are struck
or bowed to produce sound, and the pitch and resonance of the instrument is controlled
by manipulating the water in the pan.
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Xylophone |
A medium-to-high-pitched mallet instrument with wooden bars struck with a hard rubber
or plastic mallet.
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Xylorimba |
A xylophone with an extended lower range - it extends into the lower range of the
marimba, thus the name Xylorimba.
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avs:InstrumentType |
A Type of musical instrument.
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DDEX Data Dictionary for Allowed Value Sets, 2019-09-16