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Percussion instruments include any instrument that makes a sound when it is hit, shaken, or scraped.

noun. xy·​lo·​phone ˈzī-lə-ˌfōn. also ˈzi- : a percussion instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars graduated in length to produce the musical scale, supported on belts of straw or felt, and sounded by striking with two small wooden hammers. xylophonist.

tambourine. / (ˌtæmbəˈriːn) / noun. music a percussion instrument consisting of a single drumhead of skin stretched over a circular wooden frame hung with pairs of metal discs that jingle when it is struck or shaken.

Percussion is commonly referred to as "the backbone" or "the heartbeat" of a musical ensemble, often working in close collaboration with bass instruments, when present. In jazz and other popular music ensembles, the pianist, bassist, drummer and sometimes the guitarist are referred to as the rhythm section.

A percussionist is a musician who plays a percussion instrument. Although drummers and vibraphonists are considered percussionists, this list only includes percussionists known for playing a variety of percussion instruments.

: one skilled in the playing of percussion instruments.

xylophone, from Greek xylon and phonē, “wood” and “sound”, percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated, tuned wooden bars supported at nodal (nonvibrating) points and struck with sticks or padded mallets.

Xylophone is a musical instrument that usually consists of two rows of wooden bars of different lengths... Thanks 1.

: a small drum. especially : a shallow one-headed drum with loose metallic disks at the sides played especially by shaking or striking with the hand.

musical instrument. Also known as: northern frame drum.

Josef Leopold Auenbrugger Josef Leopold Auenbrugger (1722 - 1809): father of percussion.

Based on clinical use there are three types of percussion – comparative, topographic and auscultatory.