tambourine



[Eng.]

A percussion instrument consisting of a shallow wooden ring across which often is stretched a membrane. In the wooden ring are suspended several metal disks which jingle when the instrument is struck.

tambourine
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SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:

Respighi: La boutique fantasque (on themes of Rossini), "Tarantella"
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 21
Britten: Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 62
Glière: The Red Poppy, "Russian Sailor's Dance" (conclusion)
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 15
Saint-Säens: Samson and Delilah, "Bacchanale" (conclusion)
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 11
Traditional Spanish villancico: Ríu, ríu, chíu
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 48
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