percussion section
noun
: the group of musicians who play percussion instruments in a band or orchestra
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Saratoga’s percussion section was awarded the highest score in its category.
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
The entire percussion section was on point, with lively xylophones scampering over a trap kit, adding lots of unexpected timbral pop.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
The solo cello drums a duet with drummer in the percussion section, and that brings on a riot of metal.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
Ensembles are composed of a percussion section that includes two or more drums called barriles de bomba (bomba barrels), a maraca (an instrument first made by Taínos using a higuera tree) and a cuá (stick drum) made from a hollow bamboo log.
—Javier E. Piñero, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
The entire percussion section was on point, with lively xylophones scampering over a trap kit, adding lots of unexpected timbral pop.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
The solo cello drums a duet with drummer in the percussion section, and that brings on a riot of metal.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
Ensembles are composed of a percussion section that includes two or more drums called barriles de bomba (bomba barrels), a maraca (an instrument first made by Taínos using a higuera tree) and a cuá (stick drum) made from a hollow bamboo log.
—Javier E. Piñero, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023
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“Percussion section.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percussion%20section. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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