percussion
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“Ups & Downs” is an instrumental with a droning keyboard—perhaps a harmonium—along with a clarinet and clattering percussion that sounds like a drum kit being slowly unpacked from its case.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
"There was no instrument in the room. He used a wooden table as a percussion instrument and sang. But the producer was impressed," says Amaran.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Marks made by cutting and percussion appear on animal bones found in Ethiopia dating back some 3.4 million years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Barclay's hour-long spoken word performance draws on his upbringing in Huddersfield and his experience of the industrial landscape of northern England, against a soundtrack of live percussion and horn.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Far off, the quiet percussion of an approaching plane resonated over the field.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing percussion
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Music - Introductory
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