percussive

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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

Its closing track, a harmonically suspended instrumental titled “The Brazilian,” flirted with the avant-garde by repeating the same anti-melody, anchored on a jungle of percussive clangs and hyperkinetic Simmons drum rolls.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

He arrived in New York City in the early 1960s, and by the age of 20 drew attention to his plays, a riot of percussive energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

“These kinds of celebrations, you can never have too many,” infielder Miguel Rojas shouted in Spanish over a loud soundtrack of percussive music that played in a loop.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025

The endless percussive symphony makes my brain want to slide out through my ears and run away—and I realize that must be how it happens!

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman