percussion instrument
C6639
concept
A percussion instrument is a musical device that produces sound when struck, shaken, or scraped, often providing rhythm, accents, and texture in musical compositions.
All labels observed (17)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| percussion instrument canonical | 21 |
| electronic musical instrument | 19 |
| hand drum | 3 |
| South Asian musical instrument | 2 |
| gamelan instrument | 2 |
| glockenspiel | 2 |
| metallophone | 2 |
| musical instrument classification | 2 |
| barrel drum | 1 |
| bronze drum | 1 |
| clapsticks | 1 |
| cymbals | 1 |
| hand percussion instrument | 1 |
| hand-beaten drum | 1 |
| musical instrument type | 1 |
| traditional African drum | 1 |
| traditional Assamese instrument | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: percussion instrument
Generated description
A percussion instrument is a musical device that produces sound when struck, shaken, or scraped, often providing rhythm, accents, and texture in musical compositions.
Instances (56)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| theremin | electronic musical instrument |
| Martenot waves | electronic musical instrument |
| Bilma (clapsticks) | clapsticks |
| Thammattama | — |
| Chinese hammered dulcimer | — |
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Daf (frame drum)
surface form:
Daf
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