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percussion section

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Noun1.percussion section - the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments
section - a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
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percussion section
n (Mus) → Schlagzeug nt


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The famous last two movements, March to the Scaffold and Dream of a Witches' Sabbath, enabled the Orchestra of Opera North to demonstrate its full panache and there should be a special word for the percussion section and some truly terrifying bass drum rolls.
It was always the drums that I wanted to play; I remember playing the violin in an orchestra as a boy and looking longingly at the percussion section.
Expectation levels will soar and nerves will jangle and pulse like a percussion section in a primary school orchestra.
 
 
 
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