PERCUSSION GROUP

More than a dozen of the more commonly used percussion instruments are demonstrated. Chief attention is given to the structure, manner of tuning and playing of the tympani. Other percussion instruments presented are the tom-tom, snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, gong, cymbals, castanets, triangle, bells, celeste, chimes, and even the xylophone. Included in the compositions used are portions of Tchaikovsky's "Fourth Symphony."