Percussion

Percussion covers instruments that make sound through striking, shaking, scraping, or resonant impact. Drums, cymbals, mallet instruments, bells, and found objects can define rhythm, colour, ritual, theatre, and modern sound design. The tag connects ensemble pulse, dance, ceremony, jazz, orchestral writing, and the 20th-century expansion of noise and timbre as musical material.

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Maraca from Africa by MusicTales.club:

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Maracas from Egypt by MusicTales.club:

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Maracas from India by MusicTales.club:

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   Kayamba

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   Percussion

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   Edgard Varèse was one of the most innovative composers of the 20th century who not only developed his own concept of…

   October 30, 20191 comment

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   Traditional

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