List of percussion instruments
The list of percussion instruments shows the percussion instruments .
Cymbals, cymbals
| Surname | Alternative Description | use | origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| pool | Popular music , classical music | Asia | |
| China basin | china cymbal | Popular music | |
| Crash ride pool | crash-ride cymbal | Popular music | Europe or America |
| Crotales | antique cymbals | ||
| Crash basin | Popular music | ||
| Cups | Bells | Popular music | Europe or America |
| Fork cymbals | Folk music | Asia | |
| Hi-hat | Sock cymbal | Popular music | United States |
| Pair pool | Tschinellen, plates, hand cymbals | Classical music, military music | Ottoman Empire |
| Ride basin | ride cymbal | Popular music | Europe or America |
| Splash pool | splash cymbal | Popular music | Europe or America |
| Stacker | Popular music | Europe or America | |
| Stacks | Popular music | Europe or America | |
| Talam | Folk music | India | |
| Tingsha | ting shag | Folk music | Tibet |
| Zil | Music of Turkey | Turkey | |
| cymbal | Classical music, church music | Asia |
Bells
| Surname | Alternative Description | use | origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eel bell | fishing | ||
| Agogô | Samba , capoeira | Nigeria | |
| Alpine bells | Folk music | German-speaking area | |
| Farmer's bell | Stacking spar bell | communication | Stacking bar |
| Peasant bell | communication | Germany | |
| Bianbo | Court music | China | |
| Beehive bell | Churches | Europe | |
| Bo | Religious music | China | |
| Chinese carillon | bianzhong | Court music | China |
| Gankogui | gankoqui | Folk music | Africa |
| Bell jar | Music, communication | China | |
| cowbell | Cowbell | Popular music | West Africa |
| Pliers | zang, zangak | Folk music | Asia |
| Sugar Loaf Bell | Churches | Europe |
Gongs, thunder plate
| Surname | Alternative Description | use | origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agung | agong | Folk music | Malay Archipelago |
| Bandai | quake, babendai, bandil | Folk music | Malaysia |
| Bonang | Gamelan | Java | |
| Bronze drum | Kettle gong | East Asian music | East asia |
| Dong Son drum | Cultic music | South East Asia | |
| Thunder sheet | Classical music | Europe | |
| gong | Popular music, classical music, folk music | South East Asia | |
| Gong ageng | Folk music | Indonesia | |
| Gong Rao | Folk music | Thailand | |
| Kkwaenggwari | kkaengmaegi | korean music | Korea |
| Kulintang | kolintang | Folk music | Philippines |
| Jing | Military music | Korea | |
| Rol-mo | rölmo | Tibetan music | Tibet |
| Hoopla | Chau Gong | Asian music, popular music | East asia |
Rattles, shaking instruments
| Surname | Alternative Description | use | origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axatse | African music | Ghana | |
| Cabasa | Latin American music | Latin America | |
| Caxixi | Capoeira | Brazil | |
| Eggshaker | Eggs | Popular music | |
| Maracas | Rumba rattles, rumba balls | Latin American music | Brazil |
| rattle | |||
| Rattle drum | Mesopotamia | ||
| Rainmaker | Rain stick | Latin music | Chile |
| Bell ring | Clamp ring | Popular music | |
| shaker | Popular music | ||
| Shekere | Chekere | African American music | West Africa |
| Sistrum | Ritual music | Mesopotamia |
Baton games, baton tube games
| Surname | Alternative Description | use | origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carillon | Glockenspiel (German usage) | Church music | Europe |
| Chimes | Wind chimes | Jazz , pop music | |
| Carillon | Classical music | Germany | |
| Lyre | Military lyre | Military music | Ottoman Empire |
| Marimba | Marimba | Folk music, classical music | Guatemala |
| Metallophone | Gamelan music | South East Asia | |
| Tubular bells | Classical music | ||
| Vibraphone | Vibraphone | Classical music, jazz | |
| xylophone | xylophone | Classical music, popular music | Asia, Africa |
Scraping instruments
| Surname | Alternative Description | use | origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Güira | Guira | Latin music | Latin America |
| Guiro | Latin music | Central America | |
| Wood fish | mokugyo | Asian music | East asia |
| Sound frog | East Asian music | Thailand | |
| ratchet | Ratchet | Communication, begging music | Central Europe |
| Scratchier | Yü | Chinese music | China |
| Washboard | Popular music |
drums
Others
| Surname | Alternative Description | use | origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| anvil | Classical music | ||
| Angklung | Folk music | Java | |
| Impact tubes | Folk music | South East Asia | |
| Boomwhacker | Children's music, performance art | Arizona | |
| Caisa | Calypso | Germany | |
| Celesta | Classical music | Ireland | |
| Caña Rociera | Spanish music | Spain | |
| Chácaras | Folk music | Canary Islands | |
| Chimta | Bhangra | India | |
| Clapstick | Aboriginal music | Australia | |
| Electronic drums | E-drums | Popular music | Europe or America |
| Flexaton | Film music | United Kingdom | |
| Gamelan | Folk music | South East Asia | |
| Garamut | Ceremonial music | New Guinea | |
| hillside | Bern | ||
| dulcimer | Classical music | Eurasia | |
| Hillebille | Music, communication | Eurasia | |
| Block of wood | Woodblock | Latin music, Asian folk music, new music | Asia, Latin America |
| Jaltarang | Folk music | India | |
| castanets | Dance music | Orient | |
| Children's piano | Toy piano | Music, game | |
| Chime bars | Claves , chime bars | Latin music | Africa |
| piano | piano | Classical music, popular music | Eurasia |
| Klepper | Klapper, Raschpel | Folk music | German-speaking area |
| Lamellophone | Kalimba | African music | Africa |
| spoon | Folk music | Russia | |
| Mak Kapkaep | Krap Khu | Folk music | Thailand |
| whip | |||
| Quijada | Vibraslap | Popular music | Latin America |
| rod | music | Ottoman Empire | |
| Scabellum | krupalon | Dances, theater | Greece |
| Strike box | Folk music | China | |
| Drums | Drum set | Popular music | United States |
| Steel Pan | Steel drum | Caribbean music | Trinidad |
| Steel tongue drum | Steel slit drum, tank drum | United States | |
| Dance chimes | Public room | Central Europe | |
| Temple block | Temple block | Processional music | East asia |
| Devil's violin | Deiwelsgeije, bumbass | Light music | Europe |
| triangle | Classical music | Europe | |
| Txalaparta | Folk music | Basque Country | |
| Udu | Kimkim | Light music | Nigeria |
| Warning rattle | Lazarus rattle | communication | Europe |
| Water drum | Folk music | Africa, Southeast Asia, North America | |
| Waterphone | Film music | ||
| Cymbal | Cimbalom | Folk music | Budapest |
See also
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