percussion

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The 40-piece ensemble, complete with string, woodwind, brass, percussion and keyboard instrumentation, “can pretty much play anything,” Walden said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Glass removed violins from the orchestra to achieve a dark, primordial orchestral sound along with pounding percussion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

He added that he has often been offended by "people who have cliches about African music, who expect Africa to produce a certain type of sound" via instruments such as the kora or percussion.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

And Mr. Smith, who also uses electronics, employed a trap set, vibraphone, and much of a symphony orchestra’s percussion section.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

There is no right or wrong way to add body percussion to enhance the rhyme; it is all in the ear of the beholder!

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin