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| cymbal |
a concave circular percussion instrument of brass or bronze, played either in pairs that are struck together or singly with drumsticks or brushes. |
| drum |
any of various hollow musical percussion instruments consisting of a cylindrical body covered at one or both ends by a tight membrane, and played by beating with sticks or the hands. [1/10 definitions] |
| drum kit |
a set of percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a drummer in a band, the basic set of which usu. includes a bass drum, a tom-tom, a snare drum, a high-hat, and a crash cymbal, also called a drum set. |
| drum set |
a collection of percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a drummer; drum kit. |
| glockenspiel |
a percussion instrument composed of a set of graduated metal bars, mounted in a lyre-shaped frame, that are struck with hammers. |
| maraca |
a percussion instrument consisting of a gourd or gourd-shaped rattle filled with dried seeds or pebbles and usu. played in pairs by shaking, esp. to Latin American rhythms. |
| percussion |
collectively, musical instruments, such as drums or cymbals, that produce sound when struck; percussion instruments. [1/4 definitions] |
| percussionist |
a musician who plays percussion instruments. |
| percussive |
of, concerning, or characterized by percussion. |
| steel drum |
a West Indian percussion instrument traditionally made from a metal oil barrel. A steel drum has a bowl-like shape, and different notes are produced by striking distinct indented areas within the bowl. |
| steelpan |
a percussion instrument originating in Trinidad, traditionally made from a metal oil drum. A steelpan has a bowl-like shape, and different notes are produced by striking distinct indented areas within the bowl; steel drum. |
| symphony orchestra |
a large group of instrumentalists, including string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections, that performs symphonic compositions. |
| timbrel |
an ancient percussion instrument resembling the tambourine. |
| trap1 |
(pl.) the percussion instruments in a band or orchestra; drum set. [1/13 definitions] |
| vibraphone |
a percussion instrument similar to a marimba but with metal instead of wooden bars and electrically operated resonators that sustain the tone and produce a vibrato. |
| woodblock |
a hollow block of wood used as a percussion instrument. |
| xylophone |
a percussion instrument having a series of graduated metal or wooden bars that sound the notes of the chromatic scale when struck with small wooden mallets. |
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