cymbal
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After punching out the raised bell and cutting it to size, what looks like the now recognisable cymbal must undergo the all-important hammering process.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Then it happened — somewhere between a cymbal crash and a guitar wail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
His press rolls and cymbal crashes urge on Mr. Harrison’s expanding circles of improvisation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 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
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
In U.S. television, there’s a tendency to open every piece of sports programming with a clash of cymbals and a rhinoceros jumping through a flaming hoop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
On Wednesday afternoon, it was a pleasant 77 degrees, with drums, flutes and cymbals being heard around the Manhattan Beach campus as band members practiced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
The hilltop temples echoed with chants, while dance troupes performed with clanging cymbals and bagpipes.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2025
She was welcomed with garlands and cymbals the way people welcome the “barefoot doctors” today.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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