| Drum & Percussion Encyclopedia - 'F' Instruments |
| Picture Coming Soon! |
Name: Finger Cymbals
Origin:
Class: Idiophone
Category: |
Description: Small cymbals worn on the fingers.
Other Names: Ching (Cambodia) |
 |
Name: Finger Drum
Origin: United States
Class: Membranophone
Category: |
Description: Standing about 10" high, The Finger Drum is a round jug shape with a flared neck or spout on top. The spout also has a 3" drum head glued to it with a sound portal on the side of the drum. The drum can make fixed pitch and glissando sounds and is primarily played with the pointer, middle and ring fingers. |
 |
Name: Firikyiwa
Origin: Ghana
Class: Idiophone
Category: Rattle |
Description: A thumb bell worn on the finger and struck with a ring. |
 |
Name: Flexatone
Origin:
Class: Idiophone
Category: |
Description: Usually made with a metal frame. Attached to the frame is a flexible steel plate. Attached to the plate, on either side, is a rubber or wooden ball used as a beater. The thumb is used to apply pressure to the plate. The beaters are mounted on a clock spring. They alternately hit the plate creating the sound. This unique instrument was created in the 20's for special effects in jazz ensemble's. It has been said that this is a very difficult instrument to learn. It sounds somewhat like a musical saw and a cheap bell set! It has been used by many conductors like Schoenberg, Honegger and Henze. An example of its sound can be found in Khachaturian's Piano Concerto as a backup to the violins. |
 |
Name: Flower
Origin: China
Class: Membranophone
Category: Barrel |
Description: These drums have a very lengthy history in China. Some historians suspect that these drums are older than wind and string instruments. The symbol of 'drum' has been traced back to inscriptions on bones, rocks, and tortoise shells from the Shang Dynasty. These are handheld drums. |
 |
Name: Frame
Origin:
Class: Membranophone
Category: Frame |
Description: Frame drums. |
A1 - A2 - B1 - B2 - C - D1 - D2 - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T1 - T2 - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
Drumset - Idiophones - Membranophones |
| Copyright © All rights reserved. No pictures or information may be used without permission. |
