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Meanings of percussive instrument in English

Portuguese
instrumentos de percussão
Catalan
instrument de percussió
Spanish
instrumento de percusión

A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another.

instrumentos de percussão
Synonyms
Examples for "percussion instrument"
Examples for "percussion instrument"
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Stravinsky's shrill, rhythmic energies are cast in new colours, with piano as glittering percussion instrument.
The Guardian
2
She's commissioned over 200 works for the percussion instrument.
Radio NZ
3
Christine Salem comes on shaking a kayamb, a tray-like percussion instrument constructed from cane stalks.
The Guardian
4
Horsley sees knives as a percussion instrument.
Radio NZ
5
For the conclusion, I felt the only percussion instrument, apart from timpani, should be given its head.
Radio NZ
Usage of percussive instrument in English
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Galván's whole body became his percussive instrument.
The Irish Times
2
Pianists often say that what they are trying to do with their essentially percussive instrument is to imitate the human voice.
The new yorker
3
Naomi plays percussive instruments while Lisa-Kainde plays the piano.
Ebony
4
Zamborlin told Wired.co.uk that the idea of using contact microphones comes from the desire to turn ordinary objects into percussive instruments.
Wired
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And as for the drums -the vast choice of percussive instruments means you need never be trapped in trap-kitlimbo.
The Irish Times
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