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CHINESE CRASH CYMBAL [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Percussion Instruments
CONT

... suspended from an adjustable T-shaped stand clamped to the rim of the bass drum, or placed ... on a heavy spring cymbal holder, ... Chinese cymbals found in early drum sets ... had a number of distinctive features, notably upturned edges and a raised cup ... These cymbals sounded lower and more brittle than Turkish cymbals ...

OBS

Crash cymbal used in Western bands.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à percussion
CONT

Les cymbales chinoises, telles les cymbales turques, sont composées de 81 % de cuivre et de 19 % d'étain. Leurs bords sont retournés, elles ont un large dôme et leur son cassant a un caractère lugubre et très solennel. [...] Elles sont une partie importante des orchestres de gamelans d'Indonésie, [...]

OBS

L'usage pluriel est répandu alors que cette cymbale peut être jouée seule ou par paire.

Spanish

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