Percussion Instrument
Triangle
With a name that means, "the hitting of one body against another," instruments
in the percussion family are played by being struck, shaken, or scraped.
In the orchestra, the percussion section provides a variety of rhythms, textures
and tone colors. Percussion instruments are classified as tuned or untuned.
Tuned instruments play specific pitches or notes, just like the woodwind, brass
and string instruments. Untuned instruments produce a sound with an indefinite
pitch, like the sound of a hand knocking on a door. The percussion instruments
are an international family, with ancestors from the Middle East, Asia, Africa,
the Americas and Europe representing musical styles from many different cultures.
The triangle is made from a small round steel tube, and is played by
striking it with a steel beater. Its bright shimmering sound is untuned and
resembles that of a bell. The triangle first joined the orchestra in the late
1700s.
This project was created by Ahmed Azab.
Since �2001
