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percussion

[per-kuhsh-uhn] / pərˈkʌʃ ən /


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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

Mr. Sosa made able use of his small instrumental ensemble of string quartet, bass, percussion and keyboard to create mood, texture and propulsion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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

For example, according to a 2008 study, girls are more likely to sing, while boys are more likely to play instruments such as bass guitar, trombone, and percussion.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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

After the meeting, I just went to a studio and started recording for three weeks, and it’s all these jams, all these percussions and flutes.

From Slate ● Aug. 30, 2021

Ten seconds later they were running full speed, with the muffler cut out, and sharp percussions puncturing the air like a Gatling gun's terrific detonations.

From A Husband by Proxy by Jack Steele


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