Cymbalum

:This article is about the string instrument; for the percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk see cymbal.

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The cymbalum, cymbalom, cimbalom (most common spelling), ţambal, tsymbaly, tsimbl or santouri is a musical instrument found mainly in the Roma music of Hungary, Romania, and Ukraine. In Czechoslovakia it was also known as a Cimbal. It is related to the hammered dulcimer of Western Europe.

Percussion instrument: Percussion instruments are music instruments played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped, hence the "percussive" name. They are perhaps the oldest form of musical instruments, rivaled only by vocal. Percussion instruments play not only rhythm, but also melody and harmony, and percussion could...

Metal: :For alternative meanings see metal (disambiguation)....

Cymbal: :This article is about the percussion instruments made of metal disks. For the string instrument played with beaters see cymbalum....