percussion instruments
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Percussion instruments are musical instruments played by striking, shaking, or scraping.
The category includes drums, cymbals, xylophones, tambourines, and maracas.
Some produce definite pitches (timpani, vibraphone), while others produce indefinite pitches (snare drum, triangle).
In an orchestra, the percussion section sits at the back: The percussion instruments came in thunderously during the finale.
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
- drum kitSeated percussionist's instrument collection
- cymbalsClashing metal percussion
- marimbaTuned bar percussion instrument
- timpaniTunable orchestral percussion
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