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Clash cymbals
Unpitched percussion instrument / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clash cymbals (also called concert cymbals, orchestral cymbals, or crash cymbals) are cymbals played in matched pairs by holding one cymbal in each hand and striking the two together.[1]
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![]() Two sets of clash cymbals in use in a marching band | |
Percussion instrument | |
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Classification | Percussion |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 111.142 (Cymbals: Vessel clappers with everted rim) |
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This article is about a specific type of cymbals played in pairs. For the general use of the term, see Crash cymbals.
To differentiate this type of cymbal from a suspended cymbal, they are also called hand cymbals.[2]