B. inggris Sekolah Menengah Pertama Percussion means striking. All percussion instruments make musical sounds when struck by the hands, by the fingers, or by some suitable implement. Bells and gongs, bars of wood or metal, and even bowls and thin stones make fine percussion instruments. The orchestras of Eastern people sometimes have a wonderful variety of these and other kinds of percussion instruments, including drums of every size and shape. But in Western symphony orchestra percussion instruments are not very numerous. The bowl-shaped kettledrums, or timpani, are almost always present. They give a clear definite note and a sonorous tone that can be as soft or as loud as the player wishes. Other types of drums may also be used. Cymbals are brass plates that are clashed or jangled together. The triangle is a metal rod left open at the corner. The xylophone is a row of wooden bars. The glockenspiel has metal bars that sound ringing and enchanting. It is often played by a keyboard, called a celesta. Only the kettledrums are regular percussion sections of the orchestra in Western music. Question is *What is the purpose of the text?*

trudiefayulv – March 08, 2023

Percussion means striking. All percussion instruments make musical sounds when struck by the hands, by the fingers, or by some suitable implement. Bells and gongs, bars of wood or metal, and even bowls and thin stones make fine percussion instruments. The orchestras of Eastern people sometimes have a wonderful variety of these and other kinds of percussion instruments, including drums of every size and shape. But in Western symphony orchestra percussion instruments are not very numerous. The bowl-shaped kettledrums, or timpani, are almost always present. They give a clear
definite note and a sonorous tone that can be as soft or as loud as the player wishes. Other types of drums may also be used.
Cymbals are brass plates that are clashed or jangled together. The triangle is a metal rod left open at the corner. The xylophone is a row of wooden bars. The glockenspiel has metal bars that sound ringing and enchanting. It is often played by a keyboard, called a celesta. Only the kettledrums are regular percussion sections of the orchestra in Western music.
Question is
*What is the purpose of the text?*

Jawaban:

This text describes various kinds of percussion instruments in various regions, so that we can know, and add our knowledge about the types and their characteristics of percussion instruments that exist

Dalam bahasa:

Teks ini menjelaskan tentang berbagai macam alat musik perkusi di berbagai daerah, agar kita dapat mengetahui, menambah ilmu tentang jenis instrumen dan ciri-ciri dari perkusi yang ada

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