Drum & Percussion Encyclopedia - 'S' Instruments |
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Name: Sabar
Origin:
Class: Membranophone
Category: Conical |
Description: A set of five to seven tuned drums. Each drum is carved from a mohogany log and covered with a shaved goat skin. The skin is attached to the drum using pegs. The lead is the Nder, mid-range is the Mbeng-Mbeng, the bass is the Gorong Talmbat, accompanying those are the Lamb, the Xiin, and the Gorong Babas. |
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Name: Sakara
Origin: Nigeria
Class: Membranophone
Category: Frame |
Description: A clay ring covered with goat skin and is played with a stick. |
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Name: Sanh Sua
Origin: Vietnam
Class: Idiophone
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Description: This instrument produces the sound of a frog or cricket. |
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Name: Saron
Origin: Indonesia
Class: Idiophone
Category: Metallophone |
Description: Tuned bronze bars, struck with a mallet. |
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Name: Seed Rattle
Origin: Togo
Class: Idiophone
Category: Rattle |
Description: About 3/8" thick and 2" across, these hollow brown seeds make a hard clacking sound, like horses hooves on pavement. |
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Name: Shekere
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Class: Idiophone
Category: Rattle |
Description: A large gourd covered with a woven beaded netting. The netting is loose fitting so any movement of the gourd will create the sound used as a shaker.
Other Names: Chekere (Cuban) |
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Name: Shime-Daiko
Origin: Japan
Class: Membranophone
Category: Barrel |
Description: A two headed large bass drum. The heads are attached with tension ropes, and are larger than the diameter of the shell. |
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Name: Shumoku
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Class: Idiophone
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Name: Silnyon
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Class: Idiophone
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Name: Sioux Drum
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Class: Membranophone
Category: Cylindrical |
Description: A ceremonial pow-wow drum. |
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Name: Sistrum
Origin: Babylonian
Class: Idiophone
Category: Rattle |
Description: A rattle made of wood or metal (sometimes a gourd). This is one of the oldest known percussion instruments. It is mostly seen as a 'U' shaped frame with a handle at the bottom. There are small bars inside the frame that each hold jingles or disks. When it is shaken, the disks vibrate together creating the sound. |
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Name: Slit Bell
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Class: Idiophone
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Description: Flat, iron junjun bell. |
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Name: Slit Gong
Origin: African
Class: Idiophone
Category: Slit Drum |
Description: A large hollowed log. It is used in Africa as a signaling drum. The log is carved out usually leaving two distinctive 'tongues' that have their own tone and pitch which varies by the size. There are modern versions available today (but I like the traditional versions). |
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Name: Slit Gong (Modern)
Origin:
Class: Idiophone
Category: Slit Drum |
Description: A large hollowed log. |
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Name: Snare
Origin:
Class: Membranophone
Category: Cylindrical |
Description: The snare drum is the most resounding drum in the set. You can generally hear the snare over all. It is unique due to the wire snares attached to the bottom head. When struck, the membrane vibrates the metal snares and produces a unique sound. It is also used very heavily in marching bands. This drum has also been called a 'side drum'. This was due to the fact that is started as a marching drum that soldiers carried (it usually hung to the side of the drummer). |
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Name: Sogo
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Class: Membranophone
Category: Barrel
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Description: This drum stands about 26 inches tall. It is played with the hands. |
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Name: Song Loan
Origin: Vietnam
Class: Idiophone
Category: Clapper |
Description: A small clacker that is played with the feet.
Note: Song Loan is the northern name, Song Land is the southern name. |
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Name: Spoons
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Class: Idiophone
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Description: Spoons that are attached to one another, and used to simulate clave rhythms.
Other Names: Cucharas (Cuba) |
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Name: Square Drum
Origin: Ivory Coast
Class: Membranophone
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Description: Frame drums made from sawn boards covered with goatskin, played by hand or with sticks. Wedge tuned. |
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Name: Steel Drum Lead
Origin: Trinidad
Class: Idiophone
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Description: Lead drum. This is the lead steel pan (4th & 5th D). This is the most common lead drum in the world. It is played with soft mallets. It registers as soprano. |
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Name: Steel Drum Double
Origin: Trinidad
Class: Idiophone
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Description: Double second drum. These 2 pans cover 2.5 octaves. They register as alto. It is played with soft mallets. |
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Name: Steel Drum Cello
Origin: Trinidad
Class: Idiophone
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Description: Four cello drum. Registers as Tenor. It is played with soft mallets. |
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Name: Steel Drum Bass
Origin: Trinidad
Class: Idiophone
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Description: Six bass drum. Registers as bass. It is played with soft mallets. |
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Name: Stir Drum
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Class: Idiophone
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Description: There are eight pieces of wood, tuned to particular sounds. Played with a mallet. |
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Name: Surdo
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Class: Membranophone
Category: Cylindrical |
Description: A large double headed metal drum. |
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