percussive

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Percussive playing of the strings inside the instrument.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2019

Percussive loops and little snippets of melody rub up against each other, threatening to fall off-kilter; short phrases jump out and stick in your teeth like popcorn kernels, suggestive and mysterious.

From The Verge • Feb. 4, 2016

Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble performs a program that invites the audience to participate in Israeli folk dancing led by congregants.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2013

Sunday brings “Stam-Pede: A Percussive Dance Showcase,” which is exactly that.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2013

Percussive and rhythmically complex throughout, it is scored sparely, skillfully using small instrumental combinations in strange, exhilarating blends of sound.

From Time Magazine Archive