List of percussion instruments

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Collection of percussion instruments

This is a wide-ranging, inclusive list of percussion instruments.

Contents

It includes:

These three groups overlap heavily, but inclusion in any one is sufficient for an instrument to be included in this list. However, when only a specific subtype of the instrument qualifies as a percussion instrument, only that subtype is listed here. For example, a samba whistle (or apito) is an unpitched percussion instrument,[ contradictory ] but a whistle in general is not.

For brevity, synonyms represented in Wikipedia by redirects to a main article are not listed, but may be mentioned as a note. Only the main article names are listed in these cases. For example, apito is listed but samba whistle is merely noted as an alternate name. A distinct instrument or type represented only by a redirect to an article section should however be shown. Instruments represented only by redlinks have no Wikipedia articles as yet but are shown.

See list of percussion instruments by type for some shorter, more focused lists. Use the sorting arrows on the common usage column to group instruments as pitched, unpitched or both. Use the sorting arrows on the Classification column to group instruments according to their Hornbostel–Sachs classification.

Percussion instruments

Name(s)PictureOriginCommon usage

Pitched
/Unpitched
/Both

Hornbostel–Sachs ClassificationReferences and notes
Aburukuwa Mannen met trommels op jaarmarkt - Cape Coast - 20373101 - RCE.jpg GhanaUnpitched211 Membranophone
Afoxé Abe agbe afoxe.jpg BrazilUnpitched112.122 Idiophone
Agogô AgogoNoir-2tons2.JPG YorubaUnpitched111.242 IdiophoneCommonly used in Samba.
Agung Agung 08.jpg PhilippinesUnpitched111.241.2 Idiophone
Agung a tamlang Agung a Tamlang.jpg Philippines111.24 Idiophone
Alarm device Old-style fire alarm horn.jpg BothMay be electronic or mechanical
Alfaia Music instrument alfaia.jpg BrazilUnpitched211.212.1 Membranophone
Alligator drum ChinaUnpitched211.2 Membranophone
Angklung Eight-pitch Angklung, Mitchell Park, Milwaukee.jpg IndonesiaPitched111.232 Idiophone [1]
Anvil Anvil by Zureks.jpg Unpitched111 IdiophoneA similar-sounding alternative is often used due to the weight of the blacksmith's anvil [2]
Apito SambaWhistle.jpg BrazilUnpitched421.221.11 AerophoneAlso known as samba whistle . Some apitos produce up to three different tones, but none of these is normally used as a pitched note. [3] [ failed verification ]
Ashiko Ashiko.jpg YorubaUnpitched211.251.1 Membranophone
Atabaque Atabaque (confeccionado por Pancho Pinones).JPG BrazilUnpitched211.221.1 Membranophone

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Atumpan La paire de tambours d'atumpan (vu avec les symboles).jpg GhanaUnpitched211 . 221 . 1 Membranophone
Axatse Axatse.JPG GhanaUnpitched454.456 Idiophone
Babendil Babendil 01.jpg PhilippinesUnpitched111.242.1 Idiophone
Bak Bak EthnM.jpg KoreaUnpitched111.12 Idiophone
Balafon Balafon.jpg MaliPitched111.212 Idiophone
Bamboo clapper Bamboo clapper Mallorca.jpg MyanmarUnpitched321.321.6 Idiophone
Bamboula Bamboula-drum.jpg Unpitched211.212.1 Membranophone
Bara 2015.07-431-052ap2 music(bara with sekeseke,balafon) Bobo-Dioulasso,BF sun05jul2015-1638h.jpg West AfricaUnpitched211.11 Membranophone
Bass drum Bass drum.jpg Unpitched211.212.1 Membranophone
Batá drum Bata drums.jpg NigeriaUnpitched211.242.12 Membranophone
Beatboxing Mike Patton-39.jpg Both4 Aerophone
Bedug Bedug at Istiqlal Mosque.jpg IndonesiaUnpitched211.212.1 Membranophone
Bell Gfp-china-beijing-bell.jpg ChinaBoth111.242 Idiophone
Bell plate Bell Plates (from LA Percussion Rentals).jpg AsiaPitched111.222 Idiophone
Bell tree Belltree.png Unpitched111.242.221 IdiophoneOften confused with mark tree
Bendir Bendir.jpg North AfricaUnpitched211.311 Membranophone
Berimbau Berimbau 1.jpg BrazilPitchedChordophone
Bianzhong Bianzhong.jpg ChinaPitchedIdiophone
Binzasara Binzasara 2.jpg JapanUnpitchedIdiophone
Bo Aachinaclash.jpg UnpitchedIdiophone
Bock-a-da-bock Unpitched111.1 Idiophone
Bodhrán Bodhran.jpg IrelandUnpitched211.321 Membranophone
Body percussion Haka at Mitai.jpg UnpitchedMembranophone
Bombo criollo Bombos (2896447435).jpg UnpitchedMembranophoneA family of Latin American drums derived from the European bass drum
Bombo legüero Bombo leguero.jpg UnpitchedMembranophoneArgentina
Bonang IndonesiaPitched111.241.2 Idiophone
Bones (instrument) Bones mus.jpg Unpitched111.11 Idiophone
Bongo drum Bongo.jpg CubaUnpitched211.251.2 Membranophone
Boobam Boo II.jpg United StatesUnpitched211.211.1 Membranophone
Boomwhacker Boomwhaker diatonic playing.jpg United StatesPitchedIdiophonePlastic percussion tubes
Bougarabou Bougarabou der Firma www.djembe-shop com.jpg West AfricaUnpitched211.261.2 Membranophone
Bubon UkraineUnpitched232.311 MembranophoneType of skinned Tambourine
Buk Korea-Gyeongbokgung-Guard.ceremony-14.jpg KoreaUnpitched211.222.1 Membrarophone
Cabasa Cabasa.jpg Unpitched112.122 Idiophone
Cajón Leon-Mobley-Dec-31-04.jpg PeruUnpitched111.24 IdiophoneBox Drum
Cajón de rumba CajonRumbero.JPG CubaUnpitched111.24 Idiophone
Calung COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Xylofoon van bamboe met vijftien toetsen onderdeel van tjalung-ensemble TMnr 1029-11a.jpg IndonesiaPitched111.232 Idiophone
Carimbo Grupo Conquista de Carimbo.jpg AfricaUnpitchedMembranophone
Candombe drums 6ta. Llamada de Candombe (6575098947).jpg UruguayUnpitchedMembranophone
Cannon Cannon Riga.JPG UnpitchedPyrophoneUsed in 1812 Overture
Cantaro CantaroPulqueJarMAPHidalgo01.JPG Mexico
Carillon Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount-Royal 8126.jpg Low Countries Pitched111.242.2 IdiophoneA type of bell tower inner workings.
Castanets Castanuelas1.jpg Unpitched111.141 Idiophone
Caxirola Carlinhos Brown com Caxirolas.jpg BrazilUnpitchedIdiophone
Caxixi Caxixi.jpg West AfricaUnpitched112.13African basket rattle
Celesta Helmes Celesta, RCA Studio B.jpg FrancePitched111.222 IdiophoneAs a keyboard instrument, not part of the percussion section of the orchestra [4]
Chácaras Chakara.JPG Canary IslandsUnpitched111.141 Idiophone
Chenda Chenda.JPG IndiaUnpitched211.212 Membranophone
Chime bar Bar chime.JPG Pitched111.221 Idiophone
Chime (bell instrument) CN - Hubei - Wuhan - Hubei Provincial Museum - Chime bells.JPG Pitched111.242.2 Idiophone
Chimta Chimta (5945190629).jpg South AsiaIdiophone
China cymbal China cymbal.jpg Unpitched111.24 Idiophone
Cimbalom Cimbalom (from Emil Richards Collection).jpg HungaryPitchedChordophone
Clapper Chaozhouban.jpg UnpitchedIdiophone
Clapping Hands-Clapping.jpg UnpitchedIdiophone
Clap stick Clapsticks.JPG AustraliaUnpitched111.11 Idiophone
Clash cymbals Chinese New Year Seattle 2007 - 25.jpg Unpitched111.142 IdiophoneBetter known as crash cymbals
Claves Claves.jpg Unpitched111.11 Idiophone
Clavichord Clavicorde Lepante.JPG Pitched314.122-4-8 ChordophoneSound formed by striking the strings, but played as a keyboard instrument
Cocktail drum Cocktail drum.jpg UnpitchedMembranophone
Conga Pair of congas.jpg CubaUnpitched211.221.1 Membranophone
Cowbell Koebel.jpg Both111.242 IdiophoneTuned cowbells are known as almglocken or alpine bells [5]
Crotale Cymbal NAM Athens 7959.jpg Both111.24 Idiophone
Crystallophone Crystallophone (3277689654).jpg PitchedIdiophone
Cuíca Cuica ArM.jpg DisputedPitched231.11 Friction Membranophone
Cultrun Cultrun.png ChileUnpitched321.322 Membranophone
Cup chime Bell splash cymbal.JPG Pitched111.24 IdiophoneThe only pitched cymbal, it is identical to a bell cymbal in all but usage
Cymbal Sound Mania.JPG Unpitched111 Idiophone
Dabakan Dabakan 2.jpg PhilippinesUnpitched211 MembranophoneAlthough shape is variously described as goblet, hourglass, conical, or tubular.
Daf COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Enkelvellige lijsttrom met rinkelschijven TMnr 4956-42.jpg IranUnpitched211.311 MembranophoneAlso known as Dafli, Dap, Def, Tef, Defi, Gaval, Duf, and larger ones defi or daire
Damaru Damaru.jpg South AsiaUnpitched212 MembranophoneType of Pellet drum.
Damphu Damfu nepal.jpg NepalUnpitchedMembranophone
Đàn tam thập lục Hong Tong mau Nha hang Anh bia Facebook (1).jpg VietnamPitchedChordophoneType of hammered dulcimer.
Davul 2009 Ottawa Turkish Festival davul.jpg Unpitched211.212 Membranophone
Daxophone Daxophone.jpg GermanyPitched132.1 Friction IdiophoneBowed percussion invented by Hans Reichel
Dayereh Daf-Khalaj.jpg IranUnpitched211.311 MembranophoneAlso known as doyra, dojra, dajre, doira, dajreja
Den-den daiko Dendendaiko.jpg JapanUnpitched212 MembranophoneType of Pellet drum.
Derkach UkraineUnpitched112.24 IdiophoneType of ratchett
Dhaa NepalUnpitched211.212 Membranophone
Dhimay Taktuke.jpg NepalUnpitched211.212 Membranophone
Dholak Dholak.jpg South AsiaBoth211.222.1 MembranophoneAlso known as dholki, similar to dohl
Dhol 2 dhols.jpg IndiaBoth211.212.1 MembranophoneThe bass head is pitched, the treble often unpitched, see pitched percussion instruments easily mistaken for unpitched
DimdiIndiaUnpitched211.311 Membranophone
Djembe Djembe's.jpg MandinkaUnpitched211.261.1 Membranophone
Dollu Dollu-kunitha.jpg IndiaUnpitched211.222.1 Membranophone
Đông Sơn drums DrumFromSongDaVietnamDongSonIICultureMid1stMilleniumBCEBronze.jpg VietnamBronze drums
Drum DrumMozartRegiment.jpg Membranophone
Drum stick Death DTA Gene Hoglan Motocultor 15 08 2015 02.jpg Unpitched111.11 Idiophone
Drum kit Drums schematic.svg New OrleansUnpitchedMembranophone
Dunun Doundoun.jpg MandéBoth211.212.1 MembranophoneIn ballet style playing, a repeating melody is played on three pitched drums
Egg shaker Ganza 10cm.JPG Unpitched112.13 Idiophone
Ekwe Wooden gong.jpg NigeriaUnpitched
[ clarification needed ]
111.24 IdiophoneA type of slit drum
Electronic drum Simmons SDS5 Electric Drum.jpg EnglandBoth53 Electrophone
Esterilla ColombiaUnpitchedIdiophone
Ferrinho Bino Branco with Ferrinho.jpg Cape VerdeUnpitchedIdiophone
Fiddlesticks Emilyplayingthestraws.jpg Chordophone
Finger snapping UnpitchedIdiophone
Flexatone Flexatone 2005.jpg Pitched112.12 Idiophone
Flower drum ChinaUnpitchedIdiophone
Fontomfrom Fontomfrom-Orchester EthnM Berlin.jpg GhanaMembranophone
Found object
Frame drum Drums for sale at the National Museum of the American Indian.jpg Unpitched211.3 Membranophone
Friction drum Rummelpott.jpg BothMembranophoneA drum where a stick or chord is drawn through a hole in the membrane to make a sound.
Frog güiro Frog Guiro.jpg
Galgo KoreaUnpitched211.242.1 Membranophone
Gandingan Gandingan 01.jpg PhilippinesUnpitched111.241.2 Idiophone
Ganzá Ganza.jpg BrazilUnpitched112.13
Gbedu YorubaUnpitchedMembranophone
Gendèr Traditional indonesian instrument being played at the indonesian embassy.jpg IndonesiaPitched111.222 Idiophone
Geophone Geophonephoto.jpg FranceUnpitchedMembranophone
Ghatam Ghatam.jpg IndiaUnpitchedIdiophone
Glasschord Glasschord by Beyer, 1786.png
Glass harmonica ThomasBlochHandsGlassharmonica low notes on left and high notes on right.jpg United StatesPitched133.2 IdiophoneSpecifically a friction Idiophone
Glass harp Glasharfenspielerin.jpg IrelandPitched133.2 IdiophoneSpecifically a friction Idiophone
Glockenspiel Glockenspiel.jpg Pitched111.212 Idiophone
Goblet drum Goblet drum 01.jpg Unpitched211.261 MembranophoneGeneric type by construction, see also individual instrument names
Goema South AfricaUnpitchedMembranophone
Gong Gong.jpg Brunei
China
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
Myanmar
Tibet
Vietnam
Pitched111.241.1 Idiophone
Gong bass drum Gong Drum (from Emil Richards Collection).jpg JapanUnpitched211.311 Membranophone
Gonguê Gongue.jpg BrazilUnpitched111.242 Idiophone
Gome GhanaUnpitched211.311 Membraphone
Gudugudu YorubaPitched211.11 Membranophone
Güira Guira from Dominican Repub.jpg Dominican RepublicUnpitched112.23 Idiophone
Güiro Guiro.jpg Cuba, Panama112.23 IdiophoneAlso known as scraper
Gumbe Jamaica, Sierra LeoneUnpitched211.311 Membraphone
Hammered dulcimer Hammered dulcimer.JPG PitchedChordophoneListed as a stringed instrument in some classifications
Handbell Handbells Whitechapel.jpg EnglandBoth111.242 Idiophone
Handchime Hand Chimes.jpg Pitched111.231 Idiophone
Hand-repique Hand-repique.jpg Brazil211.211.1 Membranophone
Handpan Handpans 2020 by Glenn Francis.jpg Pitched111.24 Idiophone
Hang Panart-freies-integrales-hang.jpg Pitched111.24 Idiophone
Hi-hat Hihat123.jpg Unpitched111.142 Idiophone
Hosho Hosho instrument.jpg ZimbabweUnpitched112.13 Idiophone
Huiringua Type of slit drum
Hydraulophone Hydraulophone installation at pinehill estates dsc14proc.jpg
Hyoshigi Hyoshigi01.jpg JapanUnpitched111.11 Idiophone
Igba Igba 1.jpg UnpitchedMembranophone
Ikembe AfricaPitched122.1 IdiophoneLamellophone
Ikoro Ikoro.jpg NigeriaUnpitched111.24 Idiophone
Ilimba ZimbabweUnpitched211.11 Membranophone
Jam block Jam Block on white background.jpg Unpitched111.2 Idiophone
Janggu / Janggo / Changgo Janggu.jpg KoreaPitched211.242.1 Membranophone
Jawbone Quijada.jpg PeruUnpitched112.211 Idiophone
Jew's harp Jew's harp.jpg ChinaPitched121.22 Lamellophone
Jhallari Jhallari.JPG IndiaPitchedChordophone
Jingle Tambourin Detail.jpg
Jori Jori Drum being Played.png South AsiapitchedMembranophone
Junjung Serer Royal War Drum (Jung-Jung). 19th Century. Jung-Jung From The Kingdom of Sine (in modern day Senegal).jpg Serer UnpitchedMembranophone
Kakko Instrumentos de musica japonesa. El Hing-Ku (1882).jpg JapanUnpitched211.212.1 Membranophone
Kanjira Kanjira.JPG IndiaUnpitched211.311 Membranophone
Karyenda Gitega drums.JPG
Kebero Lalibela-Drums.jpg EthiopiaUnpitchedMembranophone
Kecer Kecer.jpg IndonesiaUnpitched111.142 Idiophone
Kemanak COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Bekken van messing TMnr 2711-1a.jpg IndonesiaPitched111.24 Idiophone
Kempyang and ketuk Ketuk.jpg Indonesia111.241.1 Idiophone
Kendang SambaSunda Quintett in Cologne (0253).jpg Southeast AsiaUnpitched211.222.1 Membranophone
Kenong COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Model van een gong van koper hangend in een frame onderdeel van een gamelan-orkest TMnr A-4394d.jpg IndonesiaPitched111.241.2 Idiophone
Kepyak IndonesiaUnpitched111 Idiophone
Keyboard glockenspiel Pitched111.222 IdiophoneA keyboard instrument, not normally part of a percussion section
Khim Chiangmai-market3.jpg South AsiaPitchedChordophoneType of hammered dulcimer
Khol Khol treble.jpg IndiaUnpitchedMembranophone
Kirikoketa Kirikoketa kalean.jpg BasqueIdiophone
Kiringi
Kisanji CongoPitchedLamellaphone
Klong khaek Klong khaek.jpg ThailandUnpitchedMembranophone
Klong yao Cambodian drum, resembles skor chhaiyam (Khmer- sgrchaiyaaM).jpg ThailandUnpitchedMembranophone
Kouxian 5 Leaf Kouxian.jpg ChinaBoth121.2 Idiophone
Kpanlogo Kpanlogo public domain.jpg GhanaUnpitched211.221.1 Membranophone
Kulintang Mindanao Bangsamoro Islamic Musical Instruments.jpg Southeast AsiaPitched111.241.2 Idiophone
Kundu Kundu drum, from Papua-New Guinea, 20th century.jpg ,PapuaUnpitched211.222.1 MembranophonePapuan musical instrument
Kus Mehter kos drum.jpg PersiaMembranophoneAncient Persian kettledrum
Lambeg Lambegdrumming.jpg IrelandUnpitched211.212 Membranophone
Lion's roar Lion's Roar instrument.png Unpitched232.11 MembranophoneHas also been referred to as a Chordophone or a Friction drum
Lithophone Organ and Chimes - Caverns of Luray Va 1906 postcard.png GlobalPitchedIdiophoneEither natural or placed rock formations which produce differing tones when struck.
Lujon Lujon (from Emil Richards Collection).jpg United StatesPitched111.222 IdiophoneBass Metalophone
Lummi stick Native AmericanUnpitched111.11 Idiophone
Madal Madal nepal krish.jpg NepalUnpitchedMembranophone
Maddale Maddale.jpg IndiaUnpitched211.222 Membranophonre
Madhalam Maddalam.jpg IndiaUnpitchedMambranophone
Maktoum UnpitchedMembranophone
Makuta Makuta drummers.tif CubaUnpitchedMembranophone
Malimbe CongoPitched111.212 Idiophone
Mangey Middle EastUnpitchedMembranophone
Maraca Maracas.jpg VenezuelaUnpitched112.13 Idiophone
Maram (drum) Maram.jpg IndiaMembranophone
Marching machine
Marching Machine.jpg
Unpitched111.212 Idiophone [6]
Marfa
Marimba Marimba-Antonko-AMC12.jpg Africa
Guatemala
Mexico
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Pitched111.212 Idiophone
Marímbula Marimbula player.jpg CaribbeanPitched122.1 Idiophone
Mark tree Meinl CH-12 Chimes.jpg United StatesUnpitched111.232 IdiophoneAlso known as a chime tree or bar chimes
Mbira Mbira dzavadzimu 1.jpg AfricaPitched122.1 IdiophoneAfrican musical instrument, a type of plucked idiophone (lamellophone)
Metallophone Metalofono.JPG AsiaPitched111.222 Idiophone
Metronome Metronome Nikko.jpg EuropeunpitchedIdiophoneMechanical
Mirwas COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Dubbelvellige cilindrische trom TMnr 1081-26.jpg Bahrain
Brunei
Indonesia
Oman
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
BothMembranophone
Monkey stick Photo of a group of Mendoza's or Monkey Sticks.jpg EnglandUnpitched112.12 IdiophoneAlso known as mendoza or lagerphone
Mridangam Wiki-mridangam.jpg IndiaPitched211.222.1 Membranophone
Musical saw Musical saw 2.jpg Pitched132.1 Friction Idiophone
Nagara Zurna gosha nagara nagara.jpg Asia
Azerbaijan
Dagestan
Iran
Turkey
Turkmenistan
UnpitchedMembranophone
Naqara Sack of a city.jpg MongoliaUnpitchedMembranophoneLarge battle drum
Naqareh Iraqi Naqqarat.jpg Azerbaijan
India
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
UnpitchedMembranophone
Naqus The priest Themel puts the Arabs to flight using his semantron.png MoroccoIdiophone
Ngoma drums Bundesarchiv Bild 105-DOA0543, Deutsch-Ostafrika, Ngoma-Schlagen.jpg AfricaUnpitchedMembranophone
North Drums Prof-pic-HardRockCasinoLV.jpg United StatesUnpitchedMembranophone
Obrom Nigeria
Ocean drum Unpitched
Octoban Octobans.jpg JapanBoth211.211.1 Membranophone
Omele Nigeria
Onavillu Onavillu.jpg IndiaPitchedChordophone
Ōtsuzumi Japanese small hand drum,kotsudumi,katori-city,japan.JPG JapanPitched211.242.1 Membranophone
Padayani thappu Hand-thappu.jpg IndiaUnpitchedMembranophone
Pahu Drum (pahu) LACMA M.2008.66.11.jpg HawaiiUnpitchedMembranophone
Pahū pounamu Richard Nunns 17.jpg New ZealandUnpitchedIdiophoneTraditional Maori gong.
Paiban Chaozhouban.jpg ChinaUnpitched111.11 Idiophone
Paila criolla CubaUnpitchedMembranophone
Pakhavaj Indiapitched211.222.1 Membranophone
Pambai A close-up of Pambai 1.JPG IndiaUnpitchedMembranophone
Pandeiro Pandeiro.JPG BrazilUnpitched211.311 Membranophone
Pandero jarocho MexicoUnpitched211.311 MembranophoneOctagonal Tambourine
Pantalon Pantaleon-Clavier (Nachbau).jpg EuropePitchedChordophoneA type of hammered dulcimer.
Pellet drum Dendendaiko.jpg Unpitched212 Membranophone
Pixiphone Pixiphone chromatic.jpg EnglandPitched111.212 Idiophone
Practice pad Practicepad.jpg Unpitched
Plasmaphone Electric plasmaphone instrument.jpg United States
Pyrophone Pyrophone (2).JPG
Quadrangularis Reversum Quadrangularis Reversum.jpg United StatesPitched111.212 Idiophone
Quintephone Quintephone brainwave regen poster colour.jpg
Rainstick Rainstick 01.png MexicoUnpitched112.13 IdiophoneSubclassed as a combination Shaken Idiophone and Individual friction vessel
Rakatak Rakatak.jpg GhanaUnpitched234.345 Idiophone
Ranat ek Ranat ek.jpg ThailandPitchedIdiophone
Ranat ek lek Ranat ek lek.jpg ThailandPitchedIdiophone
Ranat thum Ranat thum.jpg ThailandPitchedIdiophone
Ranat thum lek Ranat thum lek.jpg ThailandPitchedIdiophone
Ratchet Rehtacka.jpg Unpitched112.24 Idiophone
Rattle Rattle nima2.JPG Unpitched112.13 Idiophone
Ravanne Ravanne.jpg MauritiusUnpitched
Rebana COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Enkelvellige lijsttrom met rinkelschijven TMnr 1032-2.jpg Brunei, Indonesia, MalaysiaBoth211.311 Membranophone
Repique Repinique.JPG BrazilUnpitched211.212.1 Membranophone
Ring of bells Beckwithshaw belfry 012.JPG PitchedIdiophone
Ring-repique BrazilUnpitched211.212.1 Membranophone
Ringing rocks Ringing Rocks.jpg Idiophone
Riq Riqq.jpg Middle EastUnpitchedMembranophone
Rock gong Ethiopian Lithophones with Stand, Monastery of Na'akuto La'ab (3425530734).jpg Both111.22 IdiophoneA type of constructed Lithophone
Rototom Rototom 1.jpg United StatesBoth211.311 Membranophoneclassified it as no handle although it is usually mounted
Sabar Sabar-Lamb.jpg Senegal, The GambiaUnpitchedMembranophone
Sakara drum Kwarastatedrummers.jpg YorubaUnpitchedMembranophone
Salterio Salterio.jpg EuropePitchedChordophone
Sambal Indian drummer.JPG IndiaUnpitchedMembranophone
Samphor Samphor.jpg CambodiaUnpitched211.222.1 Membranophone
Sand blocks Sanding blocks.jpg Unpitched13 Idiophone
Santoor Indian santoor musician.jpg South AsiaPitchedChordophone
Santur Iraqi Santur Player.jpg IranPitchedChordophoneType of hammered dulcimer.
Sapp Sapp (Chhikka)2.jpg South Asia
Saron Demung Saron Peking, STSI Surakarta.jpg IndonesiaPitched111.222 IdiophoneSize from smallest to largest is Saron panerus, Saron barung,

Saron demung.

Scabellum Scabellum.jpg Ancient RomeUnpitchedOften used by the aulos players
Semantron A01 5873.JPG BothIdiophoneUsed to summon monastics to prayer
Shekere Shekere.jpg Brazil
Burkina Faso
Cuba, Gambia
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Mali
Senegal
Unpitched112.122 Idiophone
Shime-daiko Shime Daiko drum - Shime Taiko Trommel.jpg JapanUnpitched211.222.1 Membranophone
Shishi-odoshi Shishi-odishi-2.jpg Japan
Shōko Shoko.JPG JapanUnpitchedIdiophone
Sikulu Congo
Silex Piano PitchedIdiophoneLithophone
Singing bowl Nepalese singing bowl.JPG HimalayasPitched111.242.11 Idiophone
Siren (alarm) Thunder Bolt siren 1000.jpg ScotlandBothElectrophone
Skrabalai Skrabalai.gif LithuaniaPitched111.242.222 Idiophone
Skull Idiophone
Sleigh bells 3 sleigh bells.jpg Unpitched112.112 Idiophone Jingle bells
Slenthem COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Metallofoon met veertien toetsen onderdeel van gamelan Slendro TMnr 500-4.jpg IndonesiaPitched111.222 Idiophone
Slit drum TamTam.jpg Both111.24 Idiophone
Snare drum Pearl MCX snare drum.JPG Unpitched211.212.1 Membranophone
Song bells Song Bells (Deagan).jpg PitchedIdiophone
Sounding stone Yunban at Fa yuan temple.jpg ChinaIdiophone
Spoon Cuillere instrument.jpg Greece, Russia, TurkeyUnpitched111.14 Idiophone
Steelpan Aasteeldrum.jpg Trinidad & TobagoPitched111.241.12 and
111.241.22
Idiophone [7]
Also known as steel drum
Stomp box MDMII.jpg Unpitched111.24 Idiophone
Stone marimba Stone marimba (from Emil Richards Collection).jpg PitchedIdiophoneLithophone
Suikinkutsu Suikinkutsu.jpg Japan
Surdo Surdo.JPG BrazilUnpitched211.212.1 Membranophone
Suspended cymbal 2006-07-06 splash 10.jpg Unpitched111.24 Idiophone
Taal / Manjira Khuti taal.jpg IndiaUnpitched111Also: manjira, karatalas
Tabla Tabla-Paar (Cweiss).jpg IndiaPitched211.221.2 MembranophoneSee pitched percussion instruments easily mistaken for unpitched
Tabla tarang Sandip Burman Tabla Tabla Tarang UofChi.jpg IndiaPitchedMembranophone
Tabor Blusa tocando el tamboril.jpg Catalonia UnpitchedMembranophone
Taiko Taiko.jpg JapanUnpitched211 MembranophoneRefers to traditional Japanese drums in general.
Talempong Talempong.jpg IndonesiaPitchedIdiophone
Talking drum TalkingDrum.jpg West AfricaPitched211.242.11 MembranophoneHas a sound that mimics the human voice
Tambora Tambora dominicana.jpg Dominican RepublicUnpitched211.212.1 Membranophone
Tamborim Tamborim.JPG BrazilUnpitched211.311 Membranophone
Tamborita calentana MexicoUnpitchedMembranophone
Tamalin GhanaUnpitched211.311 Membraphone
Tambourine Meinl CTA2B-BK Tambourine.jpg Unpitched211.311 MembranophoneBut the headless tambourine is an idiophone
Tan-tan Tamtam2.JPG BrazilUnpitched211.211.1 Membranophone
Tap shoe Tapshoes.jpg Unpitched111.222 Idiophone
Taphon Thai taphon.jpg ThailandUnpitched211.222.1 Membranophone
Tar (drum) COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Lijsttrom TMnr 3827-29.jpg Saudi ArabiaUnpitched211.311 Membranophone
Tassa Trinidad and Tobago Sweet Tassa.jpg IndiaUnpitchedMembranophoneType of kettle drum
Tbilat Tbilat,Marokko2.jpg Morocco, Saudi ArabiaUnpitchedMembranophone
Teponaztli Teponaztli.jpg El Salvador, Guatemala, MexicoBoth111.24 Idiophone
Thappu IndiaUnpitchedMembranophone
Thattai Play instrument THATTAI.jpg IndiaUnpitchedIdiophoneAlso known as a patpate.
Thavil Thavilplayer.jpg IndiaUnpitched211.222.1 Membranophone
Thunder sheet Macchina del tuono.jpg Unpitched111.221 Idiophone
Tifa (drum) Penabuh Tifa dalam Suling Tambur.jpg Maluku Islands
New Guinea
Unpitched211.221 Membranophone

211.231 Membranophone

211.251 Membranophone

Three kinds: a barrel drum, an hourglass drum and a goblet drum. Not pitched but tone can be changed with wax on drumhead
Timbal Timbal.JPG BrazilUnpitched211.251.1 Membranophone
Timbales Timbalesy HLTBR-1011 firmy Hayman cropped.jpg CubaUnpitched211.212.2 Membranophone
Timpani USAFE Band timpanist.jpg Pitched211.11-922 MembranophoneAlso called kettle drums
Tingsha Tingsha.jpg TibetUnpitched111.142 Idiophone
Tom-tom drum Tom-tom 12x8.jpg Pitched211.211.1 Membranophone
Tombak Tombak.JPG IranUnpitched211.261.1 MembranophonePersian, also known as tombak, donbak and dombak, and as Tombakh Naar in Kashmir
Triangle Triangle 001.jpg CajunsUnpitched111 Idiophone
Triccaballacca ItalyUnpitchedIdiophone
Tsuzumi Japanese small hand drum,kotsudumi,katori-city,japan.JPG JapanPitched211.242.1 Membranophone
Tsymbaly BuikCymbaal.jpg UkrainePitchedChordophoneType of hammer dulcimer.
Tubular bells Chimes at XULA.jpg Pitched111.232 Idiophone
Tumba UnpitchedMembranophone
Tuning fork TuningFork659Hz.jpg EnglandPitched12 Idiophone
Turntable IIDX - Turntable.jpg Both53 Electrophone
Tumdak' A Santal drummer playing Tumda.jpg IndiaUnpitchedMembranophone
Turkish crescent Osmanischer Schellenbaum.jpg UnpitchedIdiophone
Txalaparta Txalaparta performance.JPG BasquePitched111.222 Idiophone
Udu Udu.jpg NigeriaUnpitchedIdiophoneAlso classed as an implosive Aerophone.
Vehicle horn Horn (instrument).jpg BothAerophone
Vibraphone Vibraphone.jpg United StatesPitched111.222 Idiophone
Vibraslap Vibraslap.JPG United StatesUnpitched112 Idiophone
Washboard WashboardPiano.JPG Cajuns, United StatesUnpitched132.1 Idiophone
Whip Ludwig Slapstick.JPG Unpitched111.11 IdiophoneAlso known as slapstick
Whistle Pea Whistle.jpg UnpitchedAerophone
Wind chime Chime closeup.jpg Unpitched111.232 IdiophoneBorderline as pitched or unpitched, as a melody can sometimes be perceived
Wind machine Ravensburg Konzerthaus Historische Klangerzeuger Windmaschine.jpg Unpitched13 Idiophone
Wobble board Australia
Wood block WoodBlock.jpg Unpitched111.24 Idiophone
Wood scraper block Wood-agogo.jpg
Temple blocks ChinaBoth111.24 Idiophone [5] [8]
Xylophone Xylophone.jpg Ghana, Uganda, ZambiaPitched111.212 IdiophoneThe xylophone is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets
Xylorimba Xylorimba (from Emil Richards Collection).jpg Pitched111.212 Idiophone
Yanggeum KoreaPitchedChordophoneA type of Hammer dulcimer
Yangqin Yangqin1.jpg ChinaPitchedChordophoneType of hammered dulcimer.
Yuka CongoUnpitchedMembranophoneMade from a hollowed out avocado trunk with a leather membrane.
Zabumba Alfaias, zabumbas e surdo.JPG BrazilUnpitched211.212.1 Membranophone
Zatula UkraineUnpitched112.2 Idiophone
Zill Finger cymbals.jpg Asia, Saudi Arabia, TurkeyUnpitched111.142 IdiophoneAlso known as finger cymbal

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Percussion instrument</span> Type of musical instrument that produces a sound by being hit

A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Excluding zoomusicological instruments and the human voice, the percussion family is believed to include the oldest musical instruments. In spite of being a very common term to designate instruments, and to relate them to their players, the percussionists, percussion is not a systematic classificatory category of instruments, as described by the scientific field of organology. It is shown below that percussion instruments may belong to the organological classes of idiophone, membranophone, aerophone and chordophone.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Musical instrument classification</span> Grouping musical instruments

In organology, the study of musical instruments, many methods of classifying instruments exist. Most methods are specific to a particular cultural group and were developed to serve that culture's musical needs. Culture-based classification methods sometimes break down when applied outside that culture. For example, a classification based on instrument use may fail when applied to another culture that uses the same instrument differently.

Hornbostel–Sachs or Sachs–Hornbostel is a system of musical instrument classification devised by Erich Moritz von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs, and first published in the Zeitschrift für Ethnologie in 1914. An English translation was published in the Galpin Society Journal in 1961. It is the most widely used system for classifying musical instruments by ethnomusicologists and organologists. The system was updated in 2011 as part of the work of the Musical Instrument Museums Online (MIMO) Project.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Membranophone</span> Class of musical instruments

A membranophone is any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by way of a vibrating stretched membrane. It is one of the four main divisions of instruments in the original Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aerophone</span> Musical instruments that are played by vibration of air

An aerophone is a musical instrument that produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Idiophone</span> Class of musical instruments

An idiophone is any musical instrument that creates sound primarily by the vibration of the instrument itself, without the use of air flow, strings (chordophones), membranes (membranophones) or electricity (electrophones). It is the first of the four main divisions in the original Hornbostel–Sachs system of musical instrument classification. The early classification of Victor-Charles Mahillon called this group of instruments autophones. The most common are struck idiophones, or concussion idiophones, which are made to vibrate by being struck, either directly with a stick or hand or indirectly, with scraping or shaking motions. Various types of bells fall into both categories. A common plucked idiophone is the Jew's harp.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Metallophone</span> Musical instrument in which the sound-producing body is a piece of metal

A metallophone is any musical instrument in which the sound-producing body is a piece of metal, such as tuned metal bars, tubes, rods, bowls, or plates. Most frequently the metal body is struck to produce sound, usually with a mallet, but may also be activated by friction, keyboard action, or other means.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lamellophone</span> Class of musical instruments

A lamellophone is a member of the family of musical instruments that makes its sound by a thin vibrating plate called a lamella or tongue, which is fixed at one end and has the other end free. When the musician depresses the free end of a plate with a finger or fingernail, and then allows the finger to slip off, the released plate vibrates. An instrument may have a single tongue or a series of multiple tongues.

Struck idiophones is one of the categories of idiophones that are found in the Hornbostel-Sachs system of musical instrument classification.

A family of musical instruments is a grouping of several different but related sizes or types of instruments. Some schemes of musical instrument classification, such as the Hornbostel-Sachs system, are based on a hierarchy of instrument families and families of families.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Musical instrument</span> Device for making musical sounds

A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. A person who plays a musical instrument is known as an instrumentalist. The history of musical instruments dates to the beginnings of human culture. Early musical instruments may have been used for rituals, such as a horn to signal success on the hunt, or a drum in a religious ceremony. Cultures eventually developed composition and performance of melodies for entertainment. Musical instruments evolved in step with changing applications and technologies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pitched percussion instrument</span> Percussion musical instrument that produces sounds with a definite pitch

A pitched percussion instrument is a percussion instrument used to produce musical notes of one or more pitches, as opposed to an unpitched percussion instrument which is used to produce sounds of indefinite pitch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Classification of percussion instruments</span>

There are several overlapping schemes for the classification of percussion instruments.

References

  1. "Wonderful Indonesia – Angklung : Harmony in a Bamboo Orchestra". Archived from the original on 2014-09-28.: The tubes are carefully whittled and cut by a master craftsperson to produce certain notes when the bamboo frame is shaken or tapped.
  2. Blades, James; Holland, James (2001). "Anvil". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.01068 . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. "Brazilian Samba". prezi.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  4. "Celesta". Yamaha. Retrieved 3 March 2024: Although treated as a member of the percussion section in orchestral terms, the celesta is played by a pianist, the part being normally written on two bracketed staves.
  5. 1 2 "Profile: tuned percussion" Archived 2014-09-08 at the Wayback Machine . There are lots of tuned percussion instruments. Among the most common are the xylophone, marimba, the glockenspiel, the cowbells and the temple blocks. Other authorities cited here however say that temple blocks are not considered pitched instruments.
  6. "Marching machine". Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014.
  7. Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium
  8. "Temple blocks". Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013.Although temple blocks are not considered pitched instruments, they can produce discernable pitches, and some temple blocks are actually tuned to the pentatonic scale. Other authorities cited here however say that temple blocks are tuned percussion.