| Drum & Percussion Encyclopedia - 'B' Instruments - Page 2 of 2 |
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Name: Bianzhong
Origin: China
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Description: Bronze bells. |
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Name: Binsasara
Origin: Japan
Class: Idiophone
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Description: The Binsasara is a series of numerous rectangular boards on a rope which are strung together. Each end has a handle. When the percussionist shakes the handle, the boards rapidly strike each other (like dominoes). |
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Name: Binyege
Origin: Uganda
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Description: Binyege are seed rattles tied to the ankle. |
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Name: Bo
Origin: China
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Description: Bo are large Chinese cymbals. |
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Name: Boba
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Description: This Boba drum has a fat cylindrical body. It is about 30 inches tall. |
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Name: Bobo
Origin: Ghana
Class: Membranophone
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Description: The Bobo is a peg tuned drum, covered with antelope skin. It is played with the hands or stick. |
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Name: Bodhran
Origin: Ireland
Class: Membranophone
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Description: The Bodhran is a frame drum played with a tipper. It usually has a crossed support piece inside the frame. |
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Name: Bomba
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Description: The Bomba is a barrel drum. |
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Name: Bombo
Origin: Brazil
Class: Membranophone
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Description: The Bombo is a deep sounding drum, played with a mallet. It is the largest of the two-headed drums in Brazil. It can be played resting on a stand or attached to a strap hung around the body. |
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Name: Bombo Criollo
Origin: Cuba
Class: Membranophone
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Description: The Bombo Criollo is an old Spanish style bass drum. |
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Name: Bombo Huilliche
Origin: Chile
Class: Membranophone
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Description: The Bombo Huilliche is a bass drum. |
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Name: Bongek
Origin: United States
Class: Membranophone
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Description: The Bongek's sound comes from the bottom of the drum. The spout has a sound like a conventional bongo drum. The combination bongo and dumbek make for a very versatile instrument. The Double Bongek is similar to the Bongek but with a second spout added for more sonic versatility. |
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Name: Bongos
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Description: Bongos are a pair of single headed hand drums. Typically high pitched. Sometimes they are held between the knees while playing. The high pitched drum is the Hembra, the low pitched drum is the Macho. They are typically tuned in an interval of a fourth, by tightening or loosening the screws on the bottom of the rim. |
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Name: Bongyi
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Name: Bonshe
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Name: Bontoe
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Name: Boo Sasara
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Description: Boo Sasara is a notched stick, similar to a guiro. It is played with another small stick. |
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Name: Boobams
Origin: United States
Class: Membranophone
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Description: Boobams are small tunable three inch drums with very deep sound. They originated with several different lengths of bamboo, with one end of the tube covered with a skin. They are played with the fingers or soft marimba sticks. |
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Name: Bougarabou
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Class: Membranophone
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Description: The Bougarabou is tuned with tension ropes. The head is covered with cow skin. |
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Name: Bouteillophone
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Class: Idiophone
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Description: Bouteillophone is a series of bottles arranged by pitch. Like it's close relative, the water drum, the bottles can be filled with different amounts of water to create changing sounds. |
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Name: Box Rattle
Origin: Nigeria
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Description: The Box Rattle is made up of two mats of 1/4" reed stalks spaced apart with small pebbles inside. |
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Name: Brekete
Origin: Ghana
Class: Membranophone
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Description: The Brekete is a two headed snare drum. It has a thin shell and is played with sticks. |
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Name: Bubani
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Description: The Bubani is a small two headed wooden cylinder covered with cow skin. Played with sticks. |
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Name: Buita
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Name: Buk
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Description: Buk are small cymbals. |
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Name: Buk Drum
Origin: China
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Description: The Buk drum is a large suspended drum. |
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Name: Bumb
Origin: India
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Name: Bup
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Description: A Bup is a cymbal. |
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