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- noun Plural form of
cymbal .
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Examples
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The most dangerous part about playing cymbals is near the nose.
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Sneakily (and I don't know if Seth has picked up on this) I eliminated all cymbals from the majority of the piece; there's some treated cymbals in the bridge, where everything turns right on its head, but there's no cymbals in the rest -- no hi-hats, no tambourines, nothing.
One day we'll get that memorial case in the Batcave, yes we will 2007
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The cuddly, dot-eyed toddler who experiments with a trumpet and cymbals is targeted at the under 4-year-old crowd, with hip moms in Madrid using “Pocoyo” as a baby pacifier.
Pocoyo » Fanboy.com 2007
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"Gone Baby, Don't Be Long" kicks off with some rhythm on the cymbals, which is then joined by low-key guitar licks.
ASU News | The State Press | Arizona State University Lenni Rosenblum 2010
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"Gone Baby, Don't Be Long" kicks off with some rhythm on the cymbals, which is then joined by low-key guitar licks.
ASU News | The State Press | Arizona State University Lenni Rosenblum 2010
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Musicologists have assigned them to various categories: wind instruments, stringed instruments, instruments that are self-striking (such as cymbals), and percussion instruments.
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Percussion instruments are used to accentuate and dramatize certain notes or rhythms and include instruments such as cymbals, drums, triangles, and xylophones.
percussion 2002
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These were called "cymbals," and when any one pressed on the Clown's chest he moved his arms and banged his cymbals together with a clanging sound.
The Story of a Bold Tin Soldier Laura Lee Hope
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The Lydian flute, as may be supposed, was the instrument which accompanied the dithyramb, associated with all kinds of harsh, clashing instruments, such as cymbals, tambourines, castanets.
Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University Edward MacDowell 1884
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Learn, then, that their national orchestras are composed of "zournas," which are shrill flutes; "salamouris," which are squeaky clarinets; mandolines, with copper strings, twanged with a feather; "tchianouris," violins, which are played upright; "dimplipitos," a kind of cymbals which rattle like hail on a window pane.
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Jules Verne 1866
jmjarmstrong commented on the word cymbals
JM observed the drummer was fascinated by the cymbals and realised that he must have been a cryptographer in his day job.
June 19, 2011