percussion instrument

collocation in English

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percussion
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈkʌʃ.ən/us
/pɚˈkʌʃ.ən/
musical instruments that you play by hitting them with your hand or an object such as ...
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instrument
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/us
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/
an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce ...
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The performance is directed by a choreographer playing a much-smallerpercussioninstrumentcalled the "kanihaligi", made of clay and covered with calf hide.
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The agong is apercussioninstrumentused to announce marriage or for tolling the dead.
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For example, a samba whistle (or "apito") is an unpitchedpercussioninstrument, but a whistle in general is not.
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It is a handpercussioninstrumentconsisting of a single tension-headed drum with jingles in the frame.
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The bell is apercussioninstrumentand an idiophone.
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Many of their songs use a txalaparta, a wooden xylophone-likepercussioninstrumentplayed by two people standing face-to-face.
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There are 8 presetpercussioninstrumentcombinations (called rhythm sets) and 2 user configurable rhythm sets.
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The dance is performed to the "tamate" and "dholu" (apercussioninstrument).
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This feedback can come from the instrument itself, for instance the force feedback of an electronic device, or the percussive plane for apercussioninstrument.
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A significant number wrote that it was a keyboard orpercussioninstrumentand one stated it was a stringed instrument.
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This short computer animated film creates a clever narrative aroundpercussioninstrument'characters' and playing in and out of time.
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Electrical equipment is now common in music lessons and is often combined with every conceivable type ofpercussioninstrument.
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They consist of a guitar and a strangepercussioninstrument.
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The guitar was there for him to play, while he designed and decorated the unusualpercussioninstrument.
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This could be done on any kind of keyboard or tunedpercussioninstrument.
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All the instruments are drawn on the diagram of locations, because the exact position of eachpercussioninstrumentis important for the kinetic character of the performance itself.
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There was a slow natural crescendo as each pupil was given apercussioninstrumentfor improvisation, followed by a natural diminuendo as the instruments were collected in.
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It is primarily a household item used for washing and drying clothes, but it is occasionally used as apercussioninstrument.
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Just about anything can be turned into apercussioninstrument.
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It is also a majorpercussioninstrumentused in sree-bali, sree-bhootha-bali and related temple rites.
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The music player playspercussioninstrument, such as kendang, and leads the song before it is followed by the dancers.
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This is done so that eachpercussioninstrumentcan be processed individually for maximum effect.
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The song begins with acoustic guitars, apercussioninstrument, and then a harmonica part.
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