crotales

It is an auxiliary percussion instrument used sparingly in the orchestra and somewhat more regularly in works for percussion ensembles. This crotales set consists of 26 bronze, disc-shaped plaques, 13 mounted on each of two metal bars.

Crotales are tuned cymbals, sometimes called antique cymbals and generally come in sets of one octave.

Archeologists have found bronze crotales from ancient Egypt. In the orchestra, crotales are arranged chromatically and either struck together like a finger cymbal or bowed to produce wafting breezes of other-worldly harmonics.

small brass or bronze disks. They are typically played. with hard mallets which creates a bright resonate.

Crotales (/ˈkroʊtɑːlz/, /ˈkroʊtəlz/), sometimes called antique cymbals, are percussion instruments consisting of small, tuned bronze or brass disks. Each is about 10 cm (4 in) in diameter with a flat top surface and a nipple on the base. They are commonly played by being struck with hard mallets.

2.5 octaves Crotales. Crotales can span up to 2.5 octaves: C6-F8 (c3-f5). They are transposed two octaves lower in the treble clef.

Similar to tuned finger cymbals, crotales are thicker and larger; they also have slight grooves in them. The name comes from the Greek crotalon, for a castanet or rattle. Modern crotales are arranged chromatically and have a range of up to two octaves.

Crotales have a definite chromatic pitch, produce clear, unblemished notes when played. Crafted from Zildjian alloy, they are used to interpret special sounds in classical percussion ensembles and contemporary music. Crotales have a range from Middle C on the piano up two octaves.

Crotales (/ˈkroʊtɑːlz/, /ˈkroʊtəlz/), sometimes called antique cymbals, are percussion instruments consisting of small, tuned bronze or brass disks. Each is about 10 cm (4 in) in diameter with a flat top surface and a nipple on the base.

Each crotale in a set is tuned to one note of the Western musical scale and the note is stamped onto it for identification. The sound is usually produced by striking the instument with a mallet.

The cabasa, similar to the shekere, is a percussion instrument that is constructed with loops of steel ball chain wrapped around a wooden cylinder. The cylinder is fixed to a long, wooden or plastic handle.

Each crotale in a set is tuned to one note of the Western musical scale and the note is stamped onto it for identification. The sound is usually produced by striking the instument with a mallet.