Musical Instruments

Clash cymbals

Clash cymbals (also called concert cymbals, orchestral cymbals, or crash cymbals) are cymbals played in matched pairs by holding one cymbal in each hand and striking the two together. To differentiate this type of cymbal from a suspended cymbal, they are also called hand cymbals.

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• ▸Concierto de Aranjuez
• ▸Coronation of James II and VII and Mary
• ▸Bach cantata

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