| Drum & Percussion Encyclopedia - 'C' Instruments |
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Name: Cabasa
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Class: Idiophone
Category: Rattle |
Description: A rattle made from a stainless steel oval. It has metal chains around it, which are rotated around to produce the sound. |
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Name: Cacho
Origin: Peru
Class: Idiophone
Category: Rattle |
Description: A rattle made from goat hooves. |
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Name: Cadenas
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Description: Iron chains. |
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Name: Cai Chac
Origin: Vietnam
Class: Idiophone
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Description: These clappers are made from ivory, bamboo, or hardwood. They are clapped together with the hands. |
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Name: Caixa
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Class: Membranophone
Category: Cylindrical |
Description: A drum with strings attached to the bottom head of the drum. When struck, the strings vibrate, much like a snare drum. |
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Name: Caixeta
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Description: A wooden block. |
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Name: Caja
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Description: A snare drum. |
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Name: Cajita
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Description: Played in the hand, it is shaped like a trapezoid. The drummer uses one hand to open and close the lid, while the other hand strikes the box with a stick. |
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Name: Cajon
Origin: Peru
Class: Idiophone
Category: Slit Drum |
Description: Wooden boxes played with the hands. The drummer sits on top of the box, striking it on the sides. Rocking the box while playing changes the depth of the sound. |
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Name: Calabash
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Class: Idiophone
Category: Rattle |
Description: A rattle made from a dried and hollowed gourd. |
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Name: Canaveira
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Class: Idiophone
Category: Clapper |
Description: A stick that is split in the middle. The sound produced sounds like clapping. |
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Name: Cane Rattle (Single)
Origin: Africa
Class: Idiophone
Category: Shaker |
Description: This is a beautifully made bamboo jingle rattle. It has jingles inside the woven bamboo to give this rattle a unique sound. |
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Name: Cantaro
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Description: A drum made out of clay. |
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Name: Caracachas
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Name: Carajillo
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Name: Carillon
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Name: Castanets
Origin: Spain
Class: Idiophone
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Description: This instrument came from ancient finger cymbals. The thumb slips through the rope which loosly holds the two pieces together. The middle fingers then clap the castanets together. Modifications have been made to help in the mastering of this difficult instrument.
Other Names: Castanetas (Galician), Castanhetas (Portuguese), Castanuelas (Spanish), Chacaras (Canary Islands) |
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Name: Caxixi (Single)
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Class: Idiophone
Category: Shaken |
Description: A small grass woven shaker. Often played along with the Berimbau. |
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Name: Caxixi (Double)
Origin: Africa
Class: Idiophone
Category: Shaken |
Description: Woven can baskets with gourd bottoms. Well made, with larger rocks. Slightly louder than normal sound. |
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Name: Cembali
Origin: Italy
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Description: Small cymbals. |
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Name: Centa
Origin: Indonesia
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Description: A two headed stick drum. |
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Name: Ceremonial
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Class: Membranophone
Category: Footed |
Description: Carved to three different shapes, the heads are covered with antelope skin, fastened with ropes and pegs. It is played with the hands or a stick. |
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Name: Champara
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Class: Idiophone
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Description: Small metal finger cymbals. |
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Name: Chappa
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Description: Small hand cymbals made from brass. |
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Name: Chenda
Origin: India
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Description: A drum hit with 2 sticks. |
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Name: Cheng
Origin: China
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Description: A gong. |
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Name: Chicahauztli
Origin: Mexican (Nahautl)
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Description: A rain stick. |
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Name: Chico
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Description: A candombe drum. |
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Name: Chimta
Origin: India
Class: Idiophone
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Description: A single piece of carved wood with jingles attached to it. |
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Name: Ching Ring
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Class: Idiophone
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Description: Made with a metal or wooden frame with jingles or small cymbals mounted on it. |
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Name: Chocalho
Origin: Angola
Class: Idiophone
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Description: A shaker made from metal pieces, and filled with pebbles, sand, or small seeds. |
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Name: Chocola
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Description: A metal tube covered on each end with cloth. Inside the tube is beads or shot. |
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Name: Cholaho
Origin: Brazil
Class: Idiophone
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Description: A shaker made from metal tubes or cans. Sometimes there are multiple cans attached to one another, filled with seeds or small rocks. |
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Name: Chulluchullos
Origin: Bolivia
Class: Idiophone
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Name: Chuong
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Class: Idiophone
Category: Struck Bell |
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Name: Cifte Nagara
Origin: Turkey
Class: Membranophone
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Description: Kettle drums. |
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Name: Claves
Origin: Cuba
Class: Idiophone
Category: Clappers |
Description: Two cylindrical pieces of hardwood. One is rested on the front of a half-closed fist, and struck with the other. It makes a sharp tick or clap sound. |
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Name: Clapper
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Description: Two or more items attached and played against one another. |
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Name: Conga
Origin: Cuba
Class: Membranophone
Category: Conical |
Description: Usually played in a set of two or three different sizes. Tall, narrow, single headed drums played with the hands. The largest drum is the Tumba, the medium drum is the Conga, and the smallest drum is the Quinta. They are covered with calf skin.
Other Names: Caxambu (Brazilian) |
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Name: Council
Origin: Aztec
Class: Membranophone
Category: Cylindrical |
Description: This drum is similar to the Aztec Huehuetl, which was believed to be a god forced to endure earthly exile. The ornate carvings on the ancient drums depict the uncompromising energy of the god. One such drum displays a group of captured warriors forced to dance to their own music-making before their hearts were torn out and waved aloft as offering to the Aztec god of war. This Council drum is a floor-standing tom-tom. Intended for solitary meditative practice as well as ceremonial, ritual, and communal drumming. It has a big round sound when played to the full, but can also, in a more intimate setting, the large natural goatskin head sounds with a wonderful complexity, whether played with the hands or with padded mallets. This drum has a rich sound that emphasizes the lower harmonics without sacrificing sound or clarity. |
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Name: Cow Bell
Origin: Holland
Class: Idiophone
Category: Struck Bell |
Description: Usually struck with a stick. They obviously came from the bells that were traditionally hung around the necks of cattle. You can find musical scores for cowbells as early as Mahler's Sixth and Seventh Symphonies. |
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Name: Crotales
Origin: France
Class: Idiophone
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Description: These 'antique cymbals, are made from brass, bronze, or other alloys. They became a metal version of the castanet. They were also used by dancers as far back as 2000 years ago. Today they can be pitched or non-pitched, depending on the requirements. Probably the most memorable first use was in Berlioz, from the 'Queen Mab' scherzo (Romeo and Juliet). |
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Name: Cuica
Origin: Brazil
Class: Membranophone
Category: Friction |
Description: A friction drum. Usually has a stick affixed to the center of the drum head which is rubbed together with a damp cloth to generate a squeaky vibrating sound. The tone can be changed by adding tension to the head.
Other names: Adufo |
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Name: Cununi
Origin: Columbia
Class: Idiophone
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