Meaning & use
Percussionists
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Musicians who play percussion instruments, such as drums, cymbals, or xylophones, typically as part of an orchestra or band.
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The percussionists kept the rhythm steady throughout the symphony's finale.
Local schools invited professional percussionists to lead a drumming workshop.
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Percussion instruments are struck, shaken, or scraped to produce sound, making percussionists essential to rhythm sections in virtually every musical genre.
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drummers
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