"lyric collection ... Sometimes I wonder what happened to the man in front of the Brill Building, holding a tambourine begging for money. I remember writing the lyric, 'watch the jingle jangle start to shine, reflections of the music that is mine. When you toss a coin you'll hear it sing. Now listen while I play my Green Tambourine' as if it were yesterday..; in the 60s, on the streets between Seventh Avenue and Broadway there was a magic one could only imagine. The song tells the story of a street musician pleading for someone to give him money. In"
"Tamborim A tamborim ( or ) is a small, round Brazilian frame drum of Portuguese and African origin. The frame is 6"" in width and may be made of metal, plastic, or wood. The head is typically made of nylon and is normally very tightly tuned in order to ensure a high, sharp timbre and a minimum of sustain. The drum is devoid of snares or jingles. They are frequently confused with the more common tambourine. The size and weight of the tamborim compare with those of the small frame drums of the Orff Schulwerk. The tamborim is used in"
"Candombe drums The tambores de candombe or tamboriles are drums used in the playing of Candombe music of Uruguay. They are single skin headed and there are three sizes: piano (bass range), repique (tenor range), and the chico (alto range). The drums are made of wood and have a curved barrel shape with its base very narrow. ""Candombe"" is performed by a group of drummers called a cuerda. The barrel-shaped drums, or tamboriles, have specific names according to their size and function:<br> chico (small, high timbre, marks the tempo)<br> repique (medium, syncopation and improvisation)<br> piano (large, low timbre, melody).<br> An"
"common being circular. It is found in many forms of music: Turkish folk music, Greek folk music, Italian folk music, classical music, Persian music, samba, gospel music, pop music, country music, and rock music. Tambourines originated in Egypt, where they were known as the tof to the Hebrews, in which the instrument was mainly used in religious contexts. The word ""tambourine"" finds its origins in French ""tambourin"", which referred to a long narrow drum used in Provence, the word being a diminutive of ""tambour"" ""drum,"" altered by influence of Arabic ""tunbur"" ""drum"". from the Middle Persian word ""tambūr"" ""lute, drum""."
"having repique-chico-piano-chico-repique and so on to the last row. Tamboriles are made of wood with animal skins that are rope-tuned or fire-tuned minutes before the performance. They are worn at the waist with the aid of a shoulder strap called a ""talig"" or ""talí"" and played with one stick and one hand. A key rhythmic figure in ""candombe"" is the clave (in 3–2 form). It is played on the side of the drum, a procedure known as """"hacer madera"""" (literally, ""making wood""). Among the most important and traditional Montevidean rhythms are: Cuareim, Ansina and Cordon. There are several master drummers"
"Tambourin The tambourin is a Provençal dance accompanied by lively duple meter music. It is so named because the music imitates a drum (""tambour"" being a generic French term for ""drum""), usually as a repetitive not-very-melodic figure in the bass. A small, two-headed drum of Arabic origin is also called the ""tambourin [de Provence]"" or ""tambour de Basque""; it is mentioned as early as the 1080s and noted as the ""tabor"" in the Chanson de Roland). This was played together with a small flute known as the galoubet or flaviol. Jean-Philippe Rameau included tambourins in many of his operas, such"
"between the ""carreteiro"", the main groove pattern, and other signature phrases which are easily distinguished above the other percussion instruments. Tamborim A tamborim ( or ) is a small, round Brazilian frame drum of Portuguese and African origin. The frame is 6"" in width and may be made of metal, plastic, or wood. The head is typically made of nylon and is normally very tightly tuned in order to ensure a high, sharp timbre and a minimum of sustain. The drum is devoid of snares or jingles. They are frequently confused with the more common tambourine. The size and weight"
"Riq The riq () (also spelled riqq or rik) is a type of tambourine used as a traditional instrument in Arabic music. It is an important instrument in both folk and classical music throughout the Arabic-speaking world. It traditionally has a wooden frame (although in the modern era it may also be made of metal), jingles, and a thin, translucent head made of fish or goat skin (or, more recently, a synthetic material). It is between 20 and 25 cm in diameter. Descended from the ""daf"", like the ""tar"", the ""riq"" acquired its name in the 19th century so that"
"Timbales Timbales () or pailas are shallow single-headed drums with metal casing. They are shallower than single-headed tom-toms, and usually tuned much higher, especially for their size. The player (called a ""timbalero"") uses a variety of stick strokes, rim shots, and rolls to produce a wide range of percussive expression during solos and at transitional sections of music, and usually plays the shells of the drum or auxiliary percussion such as a cowbell or cymbal to keep time in other parts of the song. The shells are referred to as ""cáscara"" (the Spanish word for ""shell""), which is also the"
"the preponderant role it still holds in Classical Turkish Music performance. Tamburs are made almost entirely of wood. The shell (""Tekne"") is assembled from strips of hardwood called ribs joined edge to edge to form a semi-spherical body for the instrument. The number of ribs traditionally amounts to 17, 21 or 23, yet examples with slightly wider and consequently fewer ribs (7, 9 or 11) can also be found among older specimens. Traditionally, thinner strips called ""fileto"" are inserted between the ribs for ornamental purposes, but are not obligatory. The most common tonewood veneers used for rib-making are mahogany, flame"
"Galician tambourine The Galician tambourine or Pandeireta Galega is a percussion instrument consisting of a wooden hoop that incorporates several metal rattles (ferreñas), whose hollow central part is covered by a skin stretched (usually rabbit or pig). The metal rattles that wave between them make the sound as well as the beating on the leather. The bigger the tambourine (which depends on the amount of rattles) the deeper the sound. The ""ferreñas"" may be arranged in parallel pairs or in line. The pandeireta is an instrument with its own identity within the traditional Galician music, as it is very common"
"Zill Zills, also zils, or finger cymbals, (from Turkish ""zil"", ""cymbals"") are small metallic cymbals used in belly dancing and similar performances. They are called sājāt (صاجات) in Arabic. They are similar to Tibetan tingsha bells. In western music, several pairs of zills can be set in a frame to make a tambourine. A set of zills consists of four cymbals, two for each hand. Zills come in a range of sizes, the most common having a diameter of about 5 cm (2 in). Different sizes and shapes of zills will produce sounds that differ in volume, tone and resonance."
"as ""Platée"", ""Les Indes galantes"", and ""Les fêtes d'Hébé"". The last gained more fame in a keyboard arrangement from the E minor suite of his ""Pièces de Clavecin"". The tambourin was popular throughout the 18th century and can be found in Handel's ""Alcina"" and Gluck's ""Iphigénie en Aulide"", among others. Tambourin The tambourin is a Provençal dance accompanied by lively duple meter music. It is so named because the music imitates a drum (""tambour"" being a generic French term for ""drum""), usually as a repetitive not-very-melodic figure in the bass. A small, two-headed drum of Arabic origin is also called"
"Cromorne Cromorne is a French woodwind reed instrument of uncertain identity, used in the early Baroque period in French court music. The name is sometimes confused with the similar-sounding name crumhorn, a musical woodwind instrument probably of different design, called ""tournebout"" by French theorists in the 17th century (; ). By contrast, the crumhorn (also known by names including ""crum horn"", ""crumm horn"", ""Krummhorn"", ""Krummpfeife"", ""Kumbhorn"", ""cornamuto torto"", and ""piva torto"") is a capped double-reed instrument usually shaped like a letter ""J"" and possessing a rather small melodic range spanning a ninth (i.e. just over an octave) unless extended downward"
"Basler drum The Basler drum is a two-headed rope-tension drum. It takes its name from its origin in Basel. This percussion instrument is best known from the Carnival of Basel, where it is played by more than 2000 drummers. They are called Tambouren in Swiss German or Tambourins in French. There is no typical number of players for marching-bands including this instrument. Anything between three and fifty drummers may be seen in such a formation. Drums of the same pattern are used throughout Switzerland in fife and drum (or drum only) societies as well as in Swiss Army bands. They"
"a shallow one sided drum, round or sometimes octagonal, 18 to 28 cm in diameter and set with rattling discs around the rim- in essence of a tambourine. It accompanies singing, dances and religious activities. Kato: This a stick with a squirrel (galad) on top. Attached to the head of the squirrel is a cord, which jerks its head up, “producing a sharp click”. At the same time, bells attached to its tail jingles. Dhad: The Dhad has the hourglass shape of the damroo and but is slightly larger. The body of this instrument is made from mango, mulberry or"
"Psalterium (instrument) A psalterium , or ""tambourin à cordes"", is a stringed musical instrument, the name of which is synonymous with the psaltery. In specific usage, this name denotes a form of long psaltery that is tuned to provide drone chords. Sometimes called a ""string drum,"" though not to be confused with a friction drum also called a ""string drum,"" it is usually used as rhythm accompaniment with a form of tabor pipe. It is also known as ""tambourin de Béarn"" or ""Tambourin de Gascogne"" in French, ""ttun-ttun"" (for the sound emitted) in Basque, ""salmo"" in Spanish, and ""chicotén"" in"
"largest manufacturers of tabor pipes today is the Kelischeck Workshop, in North Carolina, makers of the Susato line of instruments. A similar tradition existed in the United States of playing the panpipes together with a tambourine. Pipe and tabor Pipe and tabor is a pair of instruments played by a single player, consisting of a three-hole pipe played with one hand, and a small drum played with the other. The tabor (drum) hangs on the performer's left arm or around the neck, leaving the hands free to beat the drum with a stick in the right hand and play the"
"out of several mallets in a wooden frame. Tambourines (""tamburini"", ""tamburello""), as are various kinds of drums, such as the friction drum ""putipù"". The Tamburello, while appearing very similar to the contemporary western tambourine, is actually played with a much more articulate and sophisticated technique (influenced by Middle Eastern playing), giving it a wide range of sounds. The mouth-harp, ""scacciapensieri"" or ""care-chaser"", is a distinctive instrument, found only in northern Italy and Sicily. Calabria, alone, has 30 traditional musical instruments, some of which have strongly archaic characteristics and are largely extinct elsewhere in Italy. It is home to the four-"
"Tabor (instrument) Tabor or tabret () refers to a portable snare drum played with one hand. The word ""tabor"" is simply an English variant of a Latin-derived word meaning ""drum""—cf. , It has been used in the military as a marching instrument, and has been used as accompaniment in parades and processions. A tabor has a cylindrical wood shell, two skin heads tightened by rope tension, a leather strap, and an adjustable gut snare. Each tabor has a pitch range of about an octave: the larger the tabor, the lower the pitch. It is played by just one stick, which"
"""tambouri"". The word ταμπουράς comes from Turkish ""tambur"" from Arabic ""ṭanbūr"" or Persian ""tunbūra"". The ""tambouras"" is a long-neck fretted instrument of the lute family, close to Turkish ""saz"" and the Persian ""tanbur"". It has movable frets that permit playing tunes in the Greek traditional modes (equivalent of the ""makams"" of Arabic music and the ""ichoi"" of Byzantine music). It was also known as Pandouris, Pandoura and Fandouros in the Byzantine Empire. When the ""tambouras"" was tempered, it gave rise to the ""bouzouki"", which is, in fact, a recent development of the ""tambouras"". Tambouras The tambouras ( ) is a"
"the drum, the traditional grip must be applied. Basler drum The Basler drum is a two-headed rope-tension drum. It takes its name from its origin in Basel. This percussion instrument is best known from the Carnival of Basel, where it is played by more than 2000 drummers. They are called Tambouren in Swiss German or Tambourins in French. There is no typical number of players for marching-bands including this instrument. Anything between three and fifty drummers may be seen in such a formation. Drums of the same pattern are used throughout Switzerland in fife and drum (or drum only) societies"
"Turkish tambur The Tambur (spelled in keeping with TDK conventions) is a fretted string instrument of Turkey and the former lands of the Ottoman Empire. Like the ney, the armudi (lit. pear-shaped) kemençe and the kudüm, it constitutes one of the four instruments of the basic quartet of Turkish classical music a.k.a. ""Türk Sanat Müziği"" (lit. Turkish Artistic Music). Of the two variants, one is played with a plectrum (""mızraplı tambur"") and the other with a bow (""yaylı tambur""). The player is called a ""tamburî"". There are several hypotheses as to the origin of the instrument. One suggests that it"
"models made. Players used two sticks instead of the original single stick to hit on the membrane. This was predominantly used in military-life. Tabor use decreased by the mid-17th century. The tabor did continue to evolve throughout the 19th and into the 20th century. The tabor style is still used as the tambourin de Provence. Tabor (instrument) Tabor or tabret () refers to a portable snare drum played with one hand. The word ""tabor"" is simply an English variant of a Latin-derived word meaning ""drum""—cf. , It has been used in the military as a marching instrument, and has been"
"Tympanum (hand drum) In ancient Greece and Rome, the tympanum or tympanon (), was a type of frame drum or tambourine. It was circular, shallow, and beaten with the palm of the hand or a stick. Some representations show decorations or zill-like objects around the rim. The instrument was played by worshippers in the rites of Dionysus, Cybele, and Sabazius. The instrument came to Rome from Greece and the Near East, probably in association with the cult of Cybele. The first depiction in Greek art appears in the 8th century BC, on a bronze votive disc found in a cave"
"Raúl ""Pocho"" Magariños, Rubén Quirós, Alfredo Ferreira, ""Tito"" Gradín, Raúl ""Maga"" Magariños, Luis ""Mocambo"" Quirós, Fernando ""Hurón"" Silva, Eduardo ""Malumba"" Gimenez, Alvaro Salas, Daniel Gradín, Sergio Ortuño y José Luis Giménez. Candombe drums The tambores de candombe or tamboriles are drums used in the playing of Candombe music of Uruguay. They are single skin headed and there are three sizes: piano (bass range), repique (tenor range), and the chico (alto range). The drums are made of wood and have a curved barrel shape with its base very narrow. ""Candombe"" is performed by a group of drummers called a cuerda. The"
"used all over the world and covered with a net with shells or seeds to create an instrument such as the shekere. Modern shakers are often cylinders made from metal wood or plastic containing small hard items such as seeds, stones, or plastic - an example is the Egg Shaker.There is another category of shaken instrument using jingles, little discs of metal which tap together when shaken. Tambourines fall into this category. This can be a wood, metal or plastic instrument which has ridges on its body. Often known as Guiro, rhythms are created by running a thin stick up"
"flat bronze discs, with little fundamental pitch, heavy tuned overtones, and long sustain. They are most commonly made of B20 bronze, but can also be made of M63 brass or NS12 nickel-silver. Traditionally, a wind gong is played with a large soft mallet, which gives it a roaring crash to match their namesake. They are lathed on both sides and are medium to large in size, typically but sizes from are available. The size is most popular due to its portability and large sound. They are commonly used by drummers in rock music. Played with a nylon tip drumstick they"
"3 sets of 2 (6 total) is the common arrangement. Psalterium (instrument) A psalterium , or ""tambourin à cordes"", is a stringed musical instrument, the name of which is synonymous with the psaltery. In specific usage, this name denotes a form of long psaltery that is tuned to provide drone chords. Sometimes called a ""string drum,"" though not to be confused with a friction drum also called a ""string drum,"" it is usually used as rhythm accompaniment with a form of tabor pipe. It is also known as ""tambourin de Béarn"" or ""Tambourin de Gascogne"" in French, ""ttun-ttun"" (for the"
"Tambura (instrument) The tambura is a stringed instrument that is played as a folk instrument in Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia and Bulgaria. It has doubled steel strings and is played with a plectrum, in the same manner as a mandolin. The Bulgarian tambura has 8 steel strings in 4 doubled courses. All the courses are tuned in unison, with no octaves. It is tuned D3 D3, G3 G3, B3 B3, E4 E4. It has a floating bridge and a metal tailpiece. The instrument body is often carved from a single block of wood and is therefore quite heavy. The Macedonian tambura"
"Cossacks. Bubon The bubon () is a Ukrainian percussive folk instrument, of the tambourine family. The bubon consists of a wooden ring with a diameter of up to which has a skin (often from a dog) tightened over one or sometimes both sides. Occasionally, and increasingly in more modern times (late 20th century) holes are made in the wooden sides into which metal (brass) rings are placed which rattle when the bubon is struck with the hand or a stick. The first mentions of the bubon date back to the 11th century. It was also a popular instrument among the"
"Music box A music box or musical box is an automatic musical instrument in a box that produces musical notes by using a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc to pluck the tuned teeth (or ""lamellae"") of a steel comb. They were developed from musical snuff boxes of the 18th century and called ""carillons à musique"" (French for ""chimes of music""). Some of the more complex boxes also contain a tiny drum and/or bells in addition to the metal comb. The original snuff boxes were tiny containers which could fit into a gentleman's waistcoat pocket. The"
"Tamburica Tamburica ( or ) or Tamboura (, , , meaning ""little Tamboura""; ; , sometimes written ""tamburrizza"" or ""tamburitza"") refers to a family of long-necked lutes popular in Southern Europe and Central Europe, especially Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia (especially Vojvodina), Slovenia, and Hungary. It is also known in Burgenland. All took their name and some characteristics from the Persian tanbur but also resemble the mandolin and guitar in the sense that its strings are plucked and often paired. The frets may be moveable to allow the playing of various modes. The variety of tamburica shapes known today were"