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Meanings of percussion in inglês
português
seção rítmica The section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments.
Synonyms
Examples for "percussion section"
Examples for "percussion section"
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The drummer and his group won the trophy for best percussion section at a local showcase.
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The entire percussion section of the Philharmonic here is made up of former students of his.
3
This is his last season as timpanist & head of the percussion section of the N.Y. Philharmonic.
4
But Edgard Varèse did, not least in his Amériques, written for a huge orchestra with a percussion section that includes sirens.
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This is music that demands enormous concentration and physical intensity, and the players were impressively committed, with some particularly tight work by the percussion section.
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The rhythm section is New Orleans, the voice and song are Nashville.
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But what emphatically separated them from the pack was their rhythm section.
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But the rhythm section is soldiering forward without him, according to BBC News.
4
I say, listen man, when you play you gotta help the rhythm section.
5
I think they're on their third rhythm section since I started listening to them.
Usage of percussion in inglês
1
Adolph put the percussion cap in its place and started the mechanism.
2
The revolver of the Civil War was, of course, a percussion-cap weapon.
3
In fact, the percussion-lock rifle did move warfare onto a bloodier plane.
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One he'd bought just that day; a Confederate-made Colt-type percussion .36 revolver.
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The demand for powder and percussion-caps was as eager as for weapons.
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The percussion from the rounds sent waves of vibrations throughout the crowd.
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Floated down the river on a log after a few percussion caps.
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Here's Strike percussion making a big bang with the Little Sea Gongs.
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She knew that sound-thestaccato percussion of a burst tyre-onlytoo well.
10
Cage's passion for percussion music moved him into another world of art.
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I had to content myself with percussion caps, powder and lead cannon.
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All of this was accompanied by more fidgety percussion from the thrusters.
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Driven by booming percussion and futuristic loops, Skateboard P handles the hook.
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It felt like a tight drum, with a percussion sound to match.
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This US mix has dreamy backwards harmonies, extra percussion and phased guitar.
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Then the fuel tank exploded, a dull percussion which popped Dryden's ears.
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Percussion through the time
Percussion across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
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