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  • n  a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together

  • Crosby sang with him and whacked a small cymbal.
  • Less visible than the cymbal-clanging Hare Krishnas, the 3HO disciples rival them in devotion.
  • It also features the inevitable whispering choir whose volume rises in the chorus and gets punctuated by a cymbal clap.
News & Articles

  • Exodus Cymbals, Inc Launches Official Blog for Drummers
    LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Exodus Cymbals, Inc (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130618/CG33398 ) Combine the ever-expanding availability of handmade Turkish cymbals with ...
    June 18, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Quotes

  • Louie Bellson in International Herald Tribune
    I've been of the opinion that all a drummer really needs is one bass drum, a snare drum, some tom-toms, a ride cymbal, a crash cymbal, sticks and brushes,Bellson told Jazz Connection. "If you can't do it with that, you better go back to...
  • Rainn Wilson in Orlando Sentinel
    I knew I'd never look like an expert, but if you can hit the cymbal in the right spot and twirl your sticks between beats, you've got it,Wilson says. "That's the secret to heavy metal! You don't need to be able to keep a beat. Just make...
  • Tyondai Braxton in Houston Press
    It's a cool anchor to the stage - it looks like a flag,adds Tyondai Braxton, one of Stanier's three bandmates. "The cymbal looks like the Battles' flag."

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