A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles...

This is a wide-ranging, inclusive list of percussion instruments. It includes: Instruments classified by Hornbostel–Sachs as struck or friction idiophones...

A pitched percussion instrument (also known as a melodic or tuned percussion instrument) is a percussion instrument used to produce musical notes of one...

A keyboard percussion instrument, also known as a bar or mallet percussion instrument, is a pitched percussion instrument arranged in the same pattern...

There are several overlapping schemes for the classification of percussion instruments. These schemes are based on four types of criteria: The means by...

A rattle is a type of percussion instrument which produces a sound when shaken. Rattles are described in the Hornbostel–Sachs system as Shaken Idiophones...

unpitched percussion instrument is a percussion instrument played in such a way as to produce sounds of indeterminate pitch, or an instrument normally...

This is a list of percussion instruments. Cimbalom Crotales Dhol Dholki Gong Glass harmonica Hammered dulcimer Handbells Hang Lithophone Marimba Metallophone...

A clapper is a basic form of percussion instrument. It consists of two long solid pieces that are struck together producing sound. They exist in many...

A percussion mallet or beater is an object used to strike or beat a percussion instrument to produce its sound. The term beater is slightly more general...

is a partitioned list of percussion instruments showing their usage as tuned or untuned. See pitched percussion instrument for discussion of the differences...

This is a list of musical instruments, including percussion, wind, stringed, and electronic instruments. AlphaSphere Audiocubes Bass pedals Continuum...

The triangle is a musical instrument in the percussion family, classified as an idiophone in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system. Triangles are...

heard in wind instruments and the shape of the melodies, while the African influences can be heard in the rhythm and percussion instruments, and European...

done by moving a tuning slide. The sounds of some instruments, notably unpitched percussion instrument such as cymbals, are of indeterminate pitch, and...

See media help. The vibraphone (also called the vibraharp) is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and...

The yu is an idiophonic tiger-shaped percussion instrument that was used in yayue, the ritual music of ancient China's Zhou dynasty. The yu is a hollow...

Crotalus (instrument), a liturgical percussion instrument Rattle (percussion instrument), a type of percussion instrument Rattle (percussion beater), a...

between woodwinds and brass); Percussion instruments; and Electronic instruments The criteria for classifying musical instruments vary depending on the point...

roll and other percussive sounds. The instrument was originally a fiddle. It used a flexible stick, a musical bow, as the instrument's body and neck....

to rub) are used as a percussion instrument, employing the ribbed metal surface of the cleaning device as a rhythm instrument. As traditionally used...

Orchestral percussion refers to the various percussion instruments used in an orchestral setting. It may also refer to the act of playing such instruments in...

The zhu is an idiophonic percussion instrument that was used in yayue, the ritual music of ancient China's Zhou dynasty. The zhu is a wooden box, typically...

folk music of Japan. They comprise a range of string, wind, and percussion instruments. Bin-sasara (編木、板ささら); also spelled bin-zasara – clapper made from...

Bamboo (竹) mainly refers to woodwind instruments, which includes; Most wood (木) instruments are percussion instruments of the ancient variety: The stone...

Korean musical instruments comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments. Many traditional Korean musical instruments (especially those...

families of instruments are represented. The instruments can be percussion instruments, or different types of flutes or trumpets, or string instruments that...

The Rakatak is a percussion instrument that originates from Ghana. The rakatak is made of several calabash gourd shells attached to a long, narrow wooden...

A gong is a percussion instrument originating from Southeast Asia, and used widely in Southeast Asian and East Asian musical traditions. Gongs are made...

ratchet or rattle, more specifically, cog rattle is a musical instrument of the percussion family and a warning/signaling device. It operates on the principle...