percussive

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Caminos played percussive and woodwind instruments as I meditated, moving them from one side of my head to the other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Also percussive yet much quieter is Anri Sala’s snare drum, dangling upside down from the ceiling at Esther Schipper.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

On his own website, Zayn describes konnakol as "the act of creating percussive sounds with one's voice".

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Insults hit her with a knife-like hiss of air; fresh schemes get her charging around to Hildur Guðnadóttir’s tumultuous, percussive score.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Little percussive hisses of music were leaking from his ears.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson