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cymbals
cymbals , percussion instruments of ancient Asian origin. They consist of a pair of slightly concave metal plates which produce a vibrant sound of indeterminate pitch. Known in Europe since the Middle Ages, they were introduced into the European orchestra by Nikolaus Adam Strungk in 1680, but were g... Read more
percussion instrument
percussion instrument any instrument that produces musical sound when its surface is struck with an implement (such as a mallet, stick, or disk) or with the hand. Perhaps the most universally familiar percussion instrument is the drum , common to the most primitive as well as the most sophisticate... Read more
Jewish liturgical music
Jewish liturgical music the music used in the religious services of the Jews. The Bible and the Talmud record that spontaneous music making was common among the ancient Jews on all important occasions, religious and secular. Hebrew music was both instrumental and vocal. Singing was marked by r... Read more

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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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—...
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...
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...
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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cymbals
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music cymbals. Perc. instrs. consisting...rattled at their edges; or one cymbal can be struck with a drumstick...with drumsticks. Antique cymbals , specified in some scores...definite pitch. Ordinary cymbals have no definite pitch but...
sizzle cymbal
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music sizzle cymbal. Cymbal with 5 or 6 small jingles (sizzlers) loosely attached to its upper surface. Played with special type of side-drumstick.
crash cymbal
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music crash cymbal. See Chinese crash cymbal .
Chinese crash cymbal
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Chinese crash cymbal. This differs in shape from the normal cymbal . The cup is much shallower and its edge turns up. It is made of a special alloy peculiar to the Chinese, and when struck with a drum stick gives a brilliant crash.
choke cymbals
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music choke cymbals. 2 ordinary cymbals fixed face to face on a rod, with a device by which their pressure one on the other can be adjusted, according to the tone-quality desired. They are played with a drumstick, giving a short, sharp crash.
cymbal
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...n. a musical instrument consisting of a slightly concave round brass plate that is either struck against another one or struck with a stick to make a ringing or clashing sound. DERIVATIVES: cym·bal·ist / -ist / n. cymbals
Tinkling cymbal
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Tinkling cymbal (allusion in Christian scripture): see CHARITY .
chime
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology chime 1 †cymbal XIII; †apparatus for striking bells XV; set of bells or...a ME. * chimbel :- OE. ċimbal — L. cymbalum CYMBAL. So chime vb. †make a musical sound XIV; accord or join...
clash
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...that made by metal objects being struck together: a clash of cymbals. • v. 1. [ intr. ] meet and come into violent...inconveniently occur at the same time. 3. [ tr. ] strike (cymbals) together, producing a loud discordant sound. DERIVATIVES...
Malenkaya Vera
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Sperling, V., "Peeking Behind the Celluloid Curtain," in Journal Of Popular Film and Television (Berkeley), Winter 1991. Cymbal, Evgenij, "Into a New World," in Sight and Sound (London), vol. 2, no. 7, November 1992. Mury, Cécile...

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orchestra
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...Orchestral Instruments bass clarinet bass drum bassoon celesta/celeste cello chimes clarinet contrabassoon cymbals/crash cymbals double bass/string bass English horn/cor anglais flute French horn glockenspiel gong harp kettledrums oboe...
clash
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...discordance, discord, lack of harmony.   4. the clash of cymbals synonyms : striking, bang, clang, crash. • verb...match, not go, be discordant.   4. she clashed the cymbals together synonyms : bang, strike, clang, crash.
instrument
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...saxhorn slide trombone sousaphone trombone trumpet tuba Percussion anvil bass drum bells bongo drum chimes conga drum crescent cymbals drums glockenspeil gong kettledrum maracas marimba snare drum steel drum tambourine timpani traps triangle vibraharp vibraphone...
crash
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...synonyms : smash, batter, dash, shatter, break, disintegrate, shiver, splinter, fracture, fragment.   2. the cymbals crashed synonyms : clash, clang, clank, clatter, bang, smash, boom, thunder, explode.   3. the trees crashed...

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Cymbal Company Celebrates 380th Birthday
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/10/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...factory and find the cymbals they will use in their...Turkey), who whose cymbal-making expertise caused...drums with Zildjian cymbals, in a room of Zildjian cymbals, during the 380th anniversary of the famous cymbal maker Friday, May 9...
Cymbal Line Divided Into Three Ranges.
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 6/1/1999; 643 words ; ...UFIP, the custom cymbal specialist, has classified its cymbals into three distinct...naturally aged) cymbals. This process influences the cymbal towards the low end...personality of each cymbal. UFIP cymbals are distributed in...
Bosphorus cymbals, drawing on Turkish tradition: boutique-brand cymbal maker nears the mainstream with one eye on the future, and another on its defining past. (The Accessory Market).
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 6/1/2001; 700+ words ; ...fine, hand-hammered cymbals. In fact, the region...hundred-year-old cymbal-making traditions have...the vast majority of cymbals sold in world, and even...Drummers don't want every cymbal to sound the same," he asserts. "We want our cymbals to have individuality...
Cymbals of success; For 375 years, the Zildjian family has beat the competition and on Sunday they recognize America's best drummers.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 9/8/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...Zildjian Company, Cymbal Makers Since 1623...family has been making cymbals for 375 years, ever...gin), which means cymbal maker. His descendants have been making cymbals ever since, his...make me a lighter cymbal?,' because drummers used heavy marching cymbals then. Everything...
A cymbal of casting excellence. (Shakeout).(Avedis Zildjian Co. profiles cymbal casting process)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Modern Casting; 5/1/2002; 700+ words ; ...between each step, the cymbal is reheated in the...Zildjian casts for its cymbals contains 80% copper...remelted for future cymbals. * After being lathed, each Zildjian cymbal is hand-tested...firm's Paper Thin cymbal was based on a suggestion...drummer Gene Krupa. * Cymbals are cast ...
Serious Cymbal Support
Magazine article from: Modern Drummer : MD; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Stands Some drummers' cymbal-mounting needs can...for larger and heavier cymbals, with the result that...going for the "China cymbal suspended six feet in...you're extending your cymbals a great distance or at...balance of your boom cymbal stand. Typically, you...
Why the cymbal market exploded.
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 12/1/1989; 700+ words ; Why The Cymbal Market Exploded Cymbals represent something...quality of a good cymbal has consistently...electronic emulation. Cymbals may not have pitch...more likely to buy cymbals for their children...market trends, the cymbal business has also...
TOSCO: CYMBALS MADE SIMPLE.
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 6/1/1999; 700+ words ; ...new line of Tosco cymbals now in production...Canada. Tosco's cymbal line will not be...complexity of choosing cymbals. "No one wants to buy the wrong cymbal, and with so much...ve been in the cymbal business for years...now selling more cymbals because of Tosco...
Meinl: Mb8 Cymbals
Magazine article from: Modern Drummer : MD; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...visible from on top of the cymbals. All of these cymbals have a very consistent...variations from one cymbal to another. All of...normally expect for each cymbal size. Consistent Sound...22'' ride, the Mb8 cymbals sound very consistent...
How Meinl cymbals makes headway in the U.S.: taking a page from the playbook of famous German brands like Porsche and Mercedes, venerable cymbal maker Meinl makes inroads in North America with a tailored product and marketing strategy.(PERCUSSION MARKET)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 9/1/2005; 700+ words ; ...company to ship its cymbals in poly bags, 1965...background of the U.S. cymbal market for five decades...and some midrange cymbals. Still, for many...sound of a good B20 cymbal couldn't be convincingly...establishing B20 bronze cymbal production in Turkey...hammered B20 bronze ...