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The
cymbals are a percussion music instrument. They consist of two thin, round,
concave plates of copper-tin alloy. They
typically have handles or leather things attached to their backs.
The
modern orchestral cymbal is at least 14inches in diameter.
Cymbals
have always been used in religious ceremonies since ancient times. Different forms of the cymbal were used in ancient East. Cymbals
were traditionally produced in Turkey and China. They were made two different ways.
One method was producing an almost flat cymbal, and other contained a high
central dome.
There are
small finger cymbals that make a bell sound that are still used today.
To learn more about cymbals, check out this site:
http://www.mathcs.duq.edu/~iben/cymbals.htm | 