cymbal
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Its beat is a mix of drum machines, sequenced electronics and an acoustic kit, as tricky cymbal flourishes and field recordings of wordless voices echo somewhere in the background.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
The soldier wears a fur pelisse and holds a cymbal, which meant he was very likely to have belonged to a cavalry regiment, Ms Lavelle said.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025
A cymbal, a guiro, a waterphone — they all have voices waiting to be discovered rather than being dictated to.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
This is originally a piano solo, yet Sorey’s skittering cymbal work was closely attuned to the score, his floor toms tuned to highlight the densest chordal moments in Tao’s interpretation of the notated material.
From New York Times • May 8, 2023
“What do you think you’re doing?” she said, opening and closing the lid of the pot like a cymbal.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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