cymbal
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The red, as startling as a cymbal clap, strikes the eye, but the impending drama remains out of sight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
"We use copper and tin and one more ingredient which is secret. Even though it's in very small quantities, it gives the cymbal a different character in terms of consistency and sound," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
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
So I tried to play along with the ding ding- a-ding ride cymbal thing that always works for jazz and immediately got the beat all turned around and messed up.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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But they can’t see what I remember when I hold it: cymbals timed correctly during the performance, a gratified nod from the conductor after weeks of botching it in rehearsal.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
She covered the song in 1975, choosing to cut the third verse and dial up the drama with meaty piano chords, slugging drums and a flourish of cymbals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
For drummer Derin Bayhan, he would only ever use Istanbul-made cymbals because they're "100 percent handmade" and each one has a unique sound.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
She nailed complex paradiddles and splashed nearly a dozen cymbals with abandon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Money can’t buy me love, obviously, but I asked if it would have Zildjian cymbals.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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