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percussion

[per-kuhsh-uhn] / pərˈkʌʃ ən /


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John Sturino, a musician who plays the drums, said he is going to miss a percussion convention in Indianapolis because of the flight delay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

The unplugged arrangement on “Glorify” consists mostly of hand percussion and acoustic guitar, and “Midnight Sunshine” brings to mind the tuneful ease of the 1987 B-side—later a re-recorded single—“Sweetest Thing.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

And then it was concert time, with Densmore on drums and instructors Calderon on guitar, Flores on percussion and Mackenzie Azela on bass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

It’s evidence of the eighth-grader who played percussion.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

I follow Brie and Teddy to an empty classroom, which has nothing but folding chairs leaning against the walls and percussion instruments on shelves.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Together with his proteges, he performed a dance to the beat of percussions, and the Swiss wrestlers joined in, drawing further applause.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Whereas on tracks like “Dime” and “Flores,” there are distinct orchestral peaks, in which subtle percussions give way to grander, more cathartic releases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025

Jeremiah Green’s buoyant percussions — that frequently lift and propel Modest Mouse songs in unorthodox ways — bounced the sold-out crowd like a tattered basketball on the Showbox’s famously springy floor.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023

Its percussions pull listeners in, too, with a surprise gong that bangs, or a triangle-like sound that shimmers in the background.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2022

The thunder, in quick, sharp percussions, broke over the ravine; but as yet it rained not.

From The Scalp Hunters by F.A. Stewart


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