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percussion

[per-kuhsh-uhn] / pərˈkʌʃ ən /


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It’s evidence of the eighth-grader who played percussion.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

She has recorded her meditative work “The Ballerina” in several duet contexts, but here she and Mr. Hurst trade interlocking figures while Mr. Blake’s shimmering percussion provides a stellar backdrop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The most infectious song on the album is Ms Paper, which takes a detour into Bouyon – a Dominican music characterised by high tempos and frantic percussion.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Lisa-Kaindé is the bleeding heart who whispers divinity into her lyrics, and Naomi grounds them with the beating pulse of her percussion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Sitting with my feet on the soiled canvas I felt as though I had wandered into the percussion section of a symphony orchestra.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

Whereas on tracks like “Dime” and “Flores,” there are distinct orchestral peaks, in which subtle percussions give way to grander, more cathartic releases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025

The song “ICU” starts with haunting “oohs” and calm percussions.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023

Jeremiah Green’s buoyant percussions — that frequently lift and propel Modest Mouse songs in unorthodox ways — bounced the sold-out crowd like a tattered basketball on the Showbox’s famously springy floor.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023

After the meeting, I just went to a studio and started recording for three weeks, and it’s all these jams, all these percussions and flutes.

From Slate ● Aug. 30, 2021

In other words, a deaf person is all eyes, and extremely alive to tangible percussions, as will be seen in the case of Dr. Kitto and others.

From The World As I Have Found It Sequel to Incidents in the Life of a Blind Girl by Mary L. Day


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