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Celtic harps
Celtic harps
Boesendorfer 002
A Boesendorfer grand piano
BrassBandTubas
Tuba section in a British style brass band

This is a list of musical instruments.

Percussion instruments

Instrument Photo Classification H-S Number Origin Common classification Relation
Agung a Tamlang
Agung a Tamlang.jpg
idiophones 111.24 Philippines unpitched percussion slit drum
Bamboo slit drum idiophones Africa, Asia unpitched percussion slit drum
Balafon
Balafoon.jpg
idiophones 111.212 Africa pitched percussion keyboard
Castanets
Castagnetten.jpg
idiophones 111.141 Spain unpitched percussion
Clapsticks/Clave sticks
Clapsticks.JPG
idiophones 111.11 Australia unpitched percussion clave sticks
Cymbal idiophones Romania
Glockenspiel
Glockenspiel.jpg
idiophones 111.212 France/Germany percussion keyboard
Handpan
Handpan player showing handpan at cathedral, Milan, Italy.jpg
idiophones 111.24 pitched percussion steelpan
Marimba
Marimba-Antonko-AMC12.jpg
idiophones 111.212 Guatemala, Africa, Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, & Costa Rica pitched percussion keyboard
Mbira
Mbira dzavadzimu 1.jpg
idiophones 111.212 Africa pitched percussion keyboard
Steelpan
Aasteeldrum.jpg
idiophones 111.24 Trinidad & Tobago pitched percussion steelpan
Triangle
Triangle 001.jpg
idiophones 111.2 unpitched percussion triangle
Vibraphone
Vibraphones.jpg
idiophones 111.222 pitched percussion keyboard
Wood block
Dos bloques.JPG
idiophones 111.2 unpitched percussion drum
Xylophone
Xylophone.jpg
idiophones 111.212 Cameroon pitched percussion keyboard

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