Percussion This section consists of the timpani, or kettledrums, and a diverse number of other pitched or unpitched instruments. In Mozart’s and Haydn’s time the timpani typically were found ...

The composite colors of various groupings of those three instruments were practically ... his limbs kept different tempos. The one-man percussion section became a one-man polyrhythm.

By itself, the sound of the percussion section does not make ... or listening to just one instrument or section. Not any more. Technology is allowing neuroscience to undergo a seismic shift.

From the earliest playable musical instruments to their roles in a modern four-section orchestra, Chinese traditional instruments and their 8,000-year history explained. The ‘Chinese bagpipes ...

Angela Nelson of Media will be in her usual spot in the percussion section near the back of the stage. Unlike most of the musicians, who play just one instrument, Nelson plays a variety of ...