![]() Two sets of clash cymbals in use in a marching band | |
Percussion instrument | |
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Classification | Percussion |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 111.142 (Cymbals: Vessel clappers with everted rim) |
Clash cymbals (also called concert cymbals, orchestral cymbals, or crash cymbals) are cymbals played in matched pairs by holding one cymbal in each hand and striking the two together.[1]
To differentiate this type of cymbal from a suspended cymbal, they are also called hand cymbals.[2]