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percussion

[per-kuhsh-uhn] / pərˈkʌʃ ən /


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The most infectious song on the album is Ms Paper, which takes a detour into Bouyon – a Dominican music characterised by high tempos and frantic percussion.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Lisa-Kaindé is the bleeding heart who whispers divinity into her lyrics, and Naomi grounds them with the beating pulse of her percussion.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Having already picked up percussion, she was eventually able to sit in and play with them alongside her father and uncles.

From Salon Jun. 18, 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

If you can, listen to a percussion player or section that is using snare drums, cymbals, or other percussion of the same type but different sizes.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

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

And I pointed to the drums, and I pointed to the percussions.

From Washington Post Jul. 16, 2020

The percussions of it travelled with about the velocity of sound, viz. about thirteen miles in a minute.

From The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation by Erasmus Darwin




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