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Name: Tar
Origin: Turkey
Class: Membranophone
Category: Frame |
Description: A frame drum played with the fingers. It is made of wood, covered with animal skin, and typically is very thin. |
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Name: Tarambuka
Origin: Bulgaria
Class: Membranophone
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Name: Tarranolas
Origin: Spain
Class: Idiophone
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Description: Tarranolas are castanets. |
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Name: Tasha
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Class: Membranophone
Category: Frame |
Description: A frame drum. |
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Name: Tavil
Origin: India
Class: Membranophone
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Name: Tbal
Origin: Jerba (Tunisia)
Class: Membranophone
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Description: This is a double-headed drum covered with animal skin, and uses rope tensioning for tuning. It is played with two sticks. |
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Name: Tchindzomana
Origin: Mozambique
Class: Membranophone
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Name: Tef
Origin: Turkey
Class: Membranophone
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Name: Tejoletas
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Class: Idiophone
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Description: Tejoletas is a pair of sticks, usually hardwood) that are struck together. |
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Name: Televi
Origin: Ghana
Class: Idiophone
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Description: A clave seed rattle. Two small gourds filled with seeds and attached to each end of a string. |
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Name: Temple Bells
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Class: Idiophone
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Name: Temple Blocks
Origin: Japan
Class: Idiophone
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Description: Traditionally they are carved from camphor wood. It can also be called the 'wooden fish'. Often they are decorated very nicely. |
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Name: Teponaztli
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Name: Tetsu-zutsu
Origin: Japan
Class: Idiophone
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Description: Bells |
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Name: Thimilai
Origin: India
Class: Membranophone
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Name: Thumb Drum
Origin: United States
Class: Membranophone
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Description: The Thumbdrum is made of clay, glazed on the inside as well as the outside. It measures about 9" by 9" and comes with one bamboo brush. Some of the nice features of this drum are that it is very small, light weight and produces many sounds and pitches. Insert the thumb through the hole from the back of the drum and rest the pointer, middle and ring finger over the top of the sound portal. Next lift one of the fingers, like you're playing a trumpet, and hit the drum head at the same time. This will produce a pitch change. The Thumb drum can be easily held while walking or dancing so if you're one that likes to do so while in a drumming group this may be the perfect drum for you. |
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Name: Thumb Piano
Origin: Africa
Class: Idiophone
Category: Plucked |
Description: This instrument is plucked with the fingers or thumbs. It has metal tongues attached to the frame, usually made from wood which acts as the resonator. |
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Name: Thumb Piano Bass
Origin: Africa
Class: Idiophone
Category: Plucked |
Description: This instrument is plucked with the fingers or thumbs. It has metal tongues attached to the frame, usually made from wood which acts as the resonator. This is a bass version of the above. |
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Name: Tilpo
Origin: Tibet
Class: Idiophone
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Description: A hand bell. |
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Name: Timbales
Origin: Cuban
Class: Membranophone
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Name: Timbila
Origin: Mozambique
Class: Idiophone
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Description: A type of Xylophone. |
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Name: Timbrel
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Name: Tinde
Origin: Algeria
Class: Membranophone
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Name: Tishou
Origin: China
Class: Idiophone
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Name: To
Origin: Ghana
Class: Idiophone
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Name: To'ere
Origin: Tahiti
Class: Idiophone
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Description: A log drum. |
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Name: Tof
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Description: A Hebrew frame drum. |
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Name: Togo
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Class: Membranophone
Category: Goblet |
Description: It is covered with antelope skin, and is peg tuned. |
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Name: Toke
Origin: Ghana
Class: Idiophone
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Description: Canoe shaped iron bell held in palm and struck with an iron beater. |
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Name: Tombak
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Name: Ton Dhar
Origin: Tibet
Class: Membranophone
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Description: The Ton Dhar is a hourglass-shaped drum. It is similar to the Monkey Drum. It has strikers attached to the end of the drum, as well as a long handle. The handle is turned quickly to allow the strikers to hit the drum heads. |
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Name: Tongling
Origin: China
Class: Idiophone
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Description: A hand bell. |
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Name: Topan
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Name: Tong Zi
Origin: China
Class: Membranophone
Category: Cylindrical |
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Name: Totodzi
Origin: Ghana
Class: Membranophone
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Name: Treshchokti
Origin: Russia
Class: Idiophone
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Description: A clapper. |
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Name: Triangle
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Class: Idiophone
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Description: Very largely used in percussion circles as an effects instrument. it has a very clean bell sound. |
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Name: Trideksnis
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Class: Idiophone
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Description: A bell tree made with a wooden handle. |
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Name: Triple Row Rattle
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Class: Idiophone
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Description: Fastened to the leg with string. |
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Name: Trong Bong
Origin: Vietnam
Class: Membranophone
Category: Waisted |
Description: The bottom of the drum body acts as the sound box. The head is attached using tension ropes. It is played with the hands or a stick. |
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Name: Trong Com
Origin: Vietnam
Class: Membranophone
Category: Barrel |
Description: This drum is played with all of the fingers, and on both sides of the drum. It is worn around the neck while played, and is used in ceremonies. |
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Name: Trung
Origin: Vietnam
Class: Idiophone
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Description: It consists of 5-7 bamboo stems of different lengths, which are tied together. It is played with 2-4 beaters. Some say that the sound resembles running water. |
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Name: Tschanggo
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Name: Tsuzumis
Origin: Japan
Class: Membranophone
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Name: Tugangay
Origin: Philippines
Class: Idiophone
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Name: Tumbadora
Origin: Cuba
Class: Membranophone
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Description: Similar to the Conga drum. It is a barrel shaped drum that has a tacked on head. Modern drums are fitted with metal hardware. |
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Name: Tun
Origin: Guatemala
Class: Membranophone
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Name: Tungur
Origin: Siberia
Class: Membranophone
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Name: Tupan
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Class: Membranophone
Category: Cylindrical |
Description: A large bass drum with 2 playable heads. They are skinned with goat, and are played with a big stick for bass tones, and a small stick for higher sounds. |
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Name: Twienshins
Origin: Ghana
Class: Membranophone
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Name: Txalaparta
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Class: Idiophone
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Description: A number of wooden boards struck by sticks. |
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Name: Tympani
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Class: Membranophone
Category: Kettledrum |
Description: Large kettle shaped drums. The pitch can be altered by a foot pedal or hand screws. Also known as 'kettledrums', their origin can be traced back to Europe from around the 13th century. Their original use was for military or state occasions. They were hung in clo4th carriers on either side of the drummer's horse. Typically they are made from copper, but have also been made from silver and wood. Originally the drums were tuned in fourths. Later, Beethoven (1770-1827) eliminated the restrictions of writing music in fourths or fifths only. This opened up the responsibilities for the Timpanist. Up to that time period, the drums were tuned using square-topped screws. Later upgrades included pedal-tuning. |
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Name: Tzicahuiztli
Origin: Nauhautl
Class: Idiophone
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