percussion band

  • 11percussion instrument — a musical instrument, as the drum, cymbal, triangle, xylophone, or piano, that is struck to produce a sound, as distinguished from string or wind instruments. [1870 75] * * * A musical instrument that is struck (or sometimes shaken or scraped) to …

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  • 12percussion — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French percussioun, from Latin percussion , percussio, from percutere to beat, from per thoroughly + quatere to shake Date: 15th century 1. the act of percussing: as a. the striking of a percussion cap… …

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  • 13percussion — percussional, adj. /peuhr kush euhn/, n. 1. the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow. 2. Med. the striking or tapping of the surface of a part of the body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. 3. the striking… …

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  • 14percussion — per|cus|sion [pəˈkʌʃən US pər ] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: percussio act of hitting , from percutere to hit hard ] 1.) musical instruments such as drums, bells etc which you play by hitting them ▪ Tonight we have Paul Duke on… …

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  • 15Band of Gold (Freda Payne song) — Infobox Single Name = Band of Gold Artist = Freda Payne Released = 1970 Label = Invictus Records Length = 2:53 Writer = Ron Dunbar and Edyth Wayne [ [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg sql=17:120277 Band of Gold ] at allmusic] . Producer =… …

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  • 16band — [[t]bæ̱nd[/t]] ♦♦ bands, banding, banded 1) N COUNT COLL A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop. → See also one man band He was a drummer in a rock band... Local bands provide music for dancing. 2)… …

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  • 17Percussion mallet — This article is about the musical tool. For more meanings, see Drumstick (disambiguation). Mallet bag showing variety of mallets A percussion mallet (or drum stick) is an object used to beat drums and other percussion instruments. Some… …

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  • 18percussion section — noun the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments • Syn: ↑percussion, ↑rhythm section • Derivationally related forms: ↑percussionist (for: ↑percussion) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 19Band From TV — Infobox Musical artist Name = Band From TV Img capt = Img size = Background = group or band Origin = flagcountry|United States Genre = cover band Years active = 2006cite web | url = http://www.hollywood.com/feature/Greg Grunberg Band From TV… …

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  • 20band — I [[t]bænd[/t]] n. 1) a company of persons, animals, or things acting or functioning together; aggregation: a band of protesters[/ex] 2) mad a) an orchestra composed chiefly of brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments b) a musical group of a… …

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