claves
Cuban percussion pair
Claves are a percussion instrument consisting of two short wooden sticks struck together to produce a sharp, resonant click.
They originated in Afro-Cuban music and remain central to Latin rhythms, marking the distinctive syncopated pattern also called clave: The drummer laid down the beat while the claves kept time.
Bell's internal hammers
- castanetsHandheld clicking percussion
- spoonsShallow bowl utensils
- woodblockCarved printing matrix
- tonguedUsed mouth's muscular organ
struck · concussion · unpitched · resonator · hardwood · hollowed · cylindrical
Stressed unexpected beats
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- cascaraMedicinal tree bark
- timelineOrdered display of events
pulse · downbeat · upbeat · backbeat · subdivision · ostinato · swing · cadence
Spicy tomato condiment
- sonMale child relation
- mamboFast Cuban ballroom dance
- cha-cha-chaSyncopated Latin ballroom style
- rumbaAfro-Cuban partner dance
Slender wood pieces
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- clickBrief sharp noise
- woodblockCarved printing matrix
- guiroSerrated gourd idiophone
maracas · bongos · congas · timbales · cowbell · shaker · cajon · cabasa
Tropical cabinet timber
- ebonyDense dark tropical wood
- fiberglassReinforced woven strand composite
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
dowel · polished · smooth · dense · resonant · paired · handheld · crafted
One who strikes instruments
- pianistOne who plays piano
- bassistDeep-string instrumentalist
- bandleaderDirector of musical ensemble
- arrangerOne who orders elements
clappers
Bell's internal hammers
tongued · struck · concussion · unpitched · resonator · hardwood · hollowed · cylindrical
syncopation
Stressed unexpected beats
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- cascaraMedicinal tree bark
timeline · pulse · downbeat · upbeat · backbeat · subdivision · ostinato · swing · cadence · meter
salsa
Spicy tomato condiment
- sonMale child relation
- mamboFast Cuban ballroom dance
- cha-cha-chaSyncopated Latin ballroom style
rumba · timba · bolero · Havana · conjunto · descarga · tres
sticks
Slender wood pieces
guiro · maracas · bongos · congas · timbales · cowbell · shaker · cajon · cabasa · tambourine
rosewood
Tropical cabinet timber
- ebonyDense dark tropical wood
- fiberglassReinforced woven strand composite
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
cylindrical · dowel · polished · smooth · dense · resonant · paired · handheld · crafted
percussionist
One who strikes instruments
- pianistOne who plays piano
- bassistDeep-string instrumentalist
- bandleaderDirector of musical ensemble
- Latin Americanatango, samba, cumbia, mariachi, bossa nova
- percussionbass drum, bongos, cajon, drum, congas
- beginner instrumentsrecorder, xylophone, tambourine, triangle, maracas
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- rhythm toystambourine, maracas, shakers, egg shaker, egg shakers
- Latin instrumentsmaracas, bongos, congas, guitarron, guiro
clavesbass drum
Large mallet-struck cylinder
timpani · gong · snare drum · tom-tom · djembe
clavespipe organ
Wind instrument with tuned tubes
drum kit · grand piano · synthesizer · church bells · carillon
clavesmarimba
Tuned bar percussion instrument
xylophone · vibraphone · piano · glockenspiel · steel drums
conclave, enclave, clavicle, clavichord, clave, clavier, exclave