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cymbals
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
cymbals , percussion instruments of...cent. In the orchestra, cymbals have leather handles and are...of a foot pedal. A single cymbal may be struck by wooden or felt drumsticks. Small antique cymbals, used in orchestral scores...
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Clarke, Kenny
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...idea that by using the top cymbal for steady rhythm, he could...situated on the left) to his ride cymbal (on his right) gave him more...and rarely made use of the cymbals, Clarke further explained...experimenting with a continuous cymbal line." This was only the...
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Twyla Tharp
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Bernardino, then studied with the Mraz sisters. She also studied violin, piano, and drums, plus Flamenco, castanets, and cymbals with Enrico Cansino, an uncle of Rita Hayworth, and baton twirling with Ted Otis, an ex-world champion. At age 12 she...
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Information Warfare
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
...the armies of the Israelites used psychological tactics in one form or another against their enemies, including banging loud cymbals and shouting as a means of convincing the inhabitants of their numbers and aggressive intentions. Assyrian armies employed...
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Baul
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...bamboo. They may also play the dotara, a two-stringed lute with a long neck, as well as various drums, and sometimes small cymbals or a harmonium. Bauls usually dress in orange or saffron, to show their association with the religious life. Men wear the...
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percussion
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...beater or the hand. They are divided into two groups: ideophones , in which the whole object vibrates when struck (such as cymbals and xylophones ); and membranophones , in which a stretched skin or membrane vibrates a column of air (this group includes...
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Pantomimus
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
...classical history or mythology which was sung in Greek by the chorus accompanied by musicians—usually flutes, pipes, cymbals, and trumpets. The pantomimus wore the costume of the tragic actor—a long cloak and a silken tunic—...
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Less-Lethal Weapons Technology
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
...texts report that prior to attacking the city of Jericho, the Israelites marched around it seven times, shouting and smashing cymbals to intimidate the inhabitants. In World War II, the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) issued to its operatives...
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percussion instrument
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...sophisticated musical arts. Sticks clicked against each other are another simple form of percussion. These are related to castanets , cymbals , and the triangle . Among the percussion instruments used in the West are the bell , the celesta , the glockenspiel , the...
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Jewish liturgical music
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...psaltery; and the magrepha, an instrument of powerful sound, used to signal the beginning of the service. Various types of cymbals originally used in the Temple were prohibited after its restoration. Ritual music was at first only cantillation, i.e...
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