This article is about the tone family of cymbals known as crash cymbals; For cymbals played by hand in pairs, see clash cymbals.
1 Bass drum | 2 Floor tom | 3 Snare |
4 Toms | 5 Hi-hat | 6 Crash and Left cymbal
China cymbal | Cowbell | Sizzle cymbal |
Splash cymbal | Swish cymbal|
Tambourine | Wood block |
A crash cymbal is a type of cymbal that produces a loud, sharp, but comparatively short-duration "crash" used mainly as an occasional accent effect ...
In western music, china type cymbals are cymbals deliberately manufactured to have a "trashy" tone in some ways similar to a chau gong.
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China type cymbals typically have a bell that is cylindrical or shaped like a truncated cone with its base the top of the bell, an outer rim that is turned up in the reverse direction to the main bow of the cymbal, little or no taper (change in thickness) from bell to rim, and an area including the inside of the bell that is unpolished. However some china type cymb ...
The cowbell is a percussion instrument.
Cowbell - Background.
While the cowbell is commonly found in musical contexts, its origin can be traced to freely roaming animals. In order to help identify the heard to which these animals belonged herdsmen placed these bells around the animal's necks. As the animals moved about the bell would ring, thus making it easier to know of the animal's whereabouts. While bells may used on various types of animals, they are typically refered to as "cowbells" due to their exte ...
According to most drummers, the term ride means to ride with the music as it sustains after it is struck. However it can apply to either the function of the cymbal in the kit or to the characteristics of the cymbal itself. Most cymbal makers designate some of their cymbals as ride cymbals indicating they are designed primarily for this purpose.
Some cymbals are designated crash/ride or more rarely ride/crash to indicate that they are designed to serve either function, and perhaps which function is mo ...
The hi hat originated as a cymbal turned upside down on the floor, with another cymbal tied to the drummer's shoe, and was played by stepping on the bottom cymbal. Later in the 20th century, it was raised up to sock level (just below the knee) and called a "low boy" or "sock cymbal." and operated by a pedal. The low-sock was a pedal which simply clashed together a pair of similar crash cymbals. The cymbals were mounted next to the pedal, so playing them with a stick was not possible. Today it is called the "hi hat". The hi-hat stand was developed from the low-sock by ...
Greek herdsmen often use several bells attached to principal animals which produce a distinctive chord. The scale on which this chord is based is then reproduced in the herdsman's pipe - so he can play along with the herd. Similar bells have been used in Western European "Classical" music to evoke a pastoral mood.
Clapperless cowbells made of metal are an important element in Latin-American and go go music. These cowbells are struck with a stick - the tone being modulated by striking different parts of the ...
Cowbells are sometimes popular noisemakers at sporting events, despite attempts to suppress them. In the United States, they are most closely identified with Mississippi State University, whose football fans smuggle in cowbells by the thousands despite a ban on artificial noisemakers by its conference, the Southeastern Conference. Cornell ice hockey fans who are also known for their zealous support of their team have cheers that feature use of a cowbell while in Lynah Rink. The San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League are also (in)fam ...
It consists of two cymbals mounted on a metal stand, with a pedal-and-spring mechanism designed such that the cymbals can either be brought together by pressing the pedal, or raised to a predetermined (but adjustable before playing) distance by releasing the pedal. The hi-hat can be played by striking it with a drumstick or brush with the cymbals brought together ("closed"), or apart ("open"), or by using the pedal to forcefully br ...
