#percussion_instrument__percussive_instrument a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
supertype: #musical_instrument__musicalinstrument an instrument used to produce music
subtype: #bones__bone__castanets__castanet__clappers__finger_cymbals__maraca a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
subtype: #chime__bell__gong a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer
subtype: #carillon set of bells hung in a bell tower
subtype: #handbell a bell that is held in the hand
subtype: #cymbal a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together
subtype: #high-hat_cymbal__high_hat cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal
subtype: #zill one of a pair of small metallic cymbals worn on the thumb and middle finger; used in belly dancing in rhythm with the dance
subtype: #membranophone__drum__tympan a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end
subtype: #bass_drum__gran_casa a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
subtype: #bongo_drum__bongodrum__bongo a small drum; played with the hands
subtype: #snare_drum__snaredrum__snare__side_drum a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
subtype: #tabor__tabour a small drum with one head of soft calfskin
subtype: #tambour a drum
subtype: #tambourine a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
subtype: #tenor_drum__tenordrum any of various drums with small heads
subtype: #timbrel small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
subtype: #glockenspiel__orchestral_bells a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers
subtype: #gong__tam-tam__tamtam a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a soft-headed drumstick
subtype: #kettledrum__kettle__tympanum__tympani__timpani a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
subtype: #marimba__xylophone a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets
subtype: #forte-piano__fortepiano__piano__pianoforte a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
subtype: #grand_piano__grandpiano__grand a piano with the strings on a harp-shaped frame; usually supported by 3 legs
subtype: #baby_grand_piano__baby_grand__parlor_grand__parlor_grand_piano__parlour_grand__parlourgrand__parlour_grand_piano__parlourgrandpiano a small grand piano
subtype: #concert_grand__concertgrand__concert_piano__concertpiano a grand piano suitable for concert performances
subtype: #mechanical_piano__Pianola__player_piano a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys
subtype: #upright_piano__uprightpiano__upright a piano with a vertical sounding board
subtype: #spinet.upright_piano small and compactly built upright piano
subtype: #steel_drum__steeldrum a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum; has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin)
subtype: #triangle a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
subtype: #vibraphone__vibraharp__vibes__vibe an percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
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