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What are the percussion instruments

Percussion instruments include the frame drum, waist drum, cymbals, tambourine, pipe bells, lap steel, xylophone, and timpani. The drum set, or jazz drum, is a very important percussion instrument in a jazz band. Is a set of drum-based combination of percussion instruments, according to the needs of the performance, can be increased or decreased at any time additional percussion instruments, no matter how many additional devices, are played by a person. Drums are often played with other instruments *** with the performance, can also be played solo. Its appearance, so that the music itself is more infectious, more full of power, more rich and full. Waist drum is a traditional Chinese national musical instrument, belongs to the percussion instrument in the flogging membrane sound instrument, it comes from life, and well expressed life. The waist drum has a long history and is said to have evolved from the capricorn drum, which became popular in the fourth century AD. Its pronunciation is brittle and bright, and when it is played with drumsticks in each hand, accompanied by dance movements, it is a very unique folk art of large-scale dance, and also a form of performance that is popular among the people. Cymbals: Cymbals are a pair of copper disks, often struck with both hands in a sliding manner, with a penetrating sound like a sudden crash. Cymbals originated in West Asia, popularized in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and became an important accompaniment to opera after the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and are one of the ten common percussion instruments. Cymbal is a copper round instrument, the center of the drum, two pieces of the sound of each other, the ancient name of the cymbal, copper plate, folk called cymbal. Tambourine: The tambourine is often used in Spanish or Italian style music; the player shakes the instrument or strikes the drum with his fingers to make the sound. Tubular Bells: Tubular bells are made up of a series of metal tubes suspended from a stand and played with mallets, with a sound similar to that of church bells. Steel Piano: The steel piano is shaped like a small upright piano, and the principle of articulation is similar to that of the bell piano, which is controlled by the keys and struck by the mallets on the metal sheet, with a clear and beautiful sound. Xylophone: The xylophone consists of a series of wooden blocks placed on a shelf, and is played with mallets held in both hands, producing a dry, woody sound. Timpani: The timpani is the only drum instrument in an orchestra that has a fixed pitch, which can be controlled by a pedal or a tuning screw attached to the drum frame. And can change the pitch in the range of five intervals, single for metronomic accompaniment, roll can be imitated thunder, and the effect is realistic, is an important color accompaniment instruments.