Cymbal choke
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In percussion, cymbal choke is a drum stroke or push which consists of striking a cymbal with a drum stick held in one hand and then immediately grabbing the cymbal with another hand, or more rarely,
A drummer choking a splash cymbal
Suspended cymbal
Crash cymbal
Cymbal
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The cymbals are common percussion instruments. Often used in pairs, cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates of various copper alloys. The majority of cymbals are of indefinite pitch, although s
A 22″ Avedis Zildjian cymbal
Mesopotamian cymbals from the 3rd millennium B.C. show that the large cymbal dates back into antiquity.
Miniature from the Surname-i Vebbi (fol. 172a), showing cymbals being used in military setting by a Turkish army. Descriptions of this kind of use date as far back as the Shahnameh, circa 977-1010 A.D.
Hi-hats. The clutch suspends the top cymbal on a rod operated by a pedal.