It was a big surprise to suddenly hear thetambourine.
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For one, the music's volume is not as loud, given the frequent use of simple acoustic instruments such as thetambourine.
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Vernacular instruments (acoustic guitar andtambourine) are accompanied by 'classical' strings and a 'vernacular' brass band.
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The instruments they chose were kinesthetically pleasing and novel; it was not until 13 minutes into the improvisation that they used thetambourine(a more familiar instrument).
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The final cadence, anticipated by the accidental-made-purposeful dropping of thetambourine, seemed a bit curious to the performers and elicited reactions like 'cadences are fun' and 'they're sudden sometimes'.
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They liked good singing, with a few hallelujahs thrown in, and a fewtambourinebands went down well.
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Tambourines in rock music are most often headless, a ring with jangles but no skin.
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Besides piano, other instruments were sometimes used in the studio, including bass drum,tambourineand various electronic keyboards.
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In the comics and the movie, she plays the bass; in the cartoons, she playstambourine.
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The percussion section of an orchestra most commonly contains instruments such as timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle andtambourine.
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Salamanca is known as the home of tuna, a serenade played with guitars and tambourines, mostly by students dressed in medieval clothing.
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Jota instruments include the castanets, guitar, bandurria, tambourines and sometimes the flute.
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The dulcimer,tambourine, and triangle featured in their act on occasion, and the children also sang.
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When she handed me atambourine, her manner communicated kindness and inclusion.
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Lead and backing vocals were recorded twice onto take 9, along with atambourine.
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