Clash cymbals

Pair pool, also cymbals, Handzimbeln, two against each other to beat basins belonging to the Gegenschlagidiophonen. They usually consist of brass or bronze and are in the classical music world and in folk music instruments frequently used. The pair of cymbals came in the 18th century from the Janissary music to Western Europe and came into use in military music and the symphony orchestra.

According to their mode of production, they are called scalloped vessel rattling. The usual great pair of pool you hit with both hands against each other, very small pair of basins can with loops on two fingers fixed to be played with one hand. You will demarcating called finger cymbals. The concept cymbal see there.

Designations

• German: Couple pool / pool couple / cymbals / Plates / Handzimbel
• English: Pair of Cymbals / Handcymbals / Clash cymbals
• Italian: Piatti / Piatti a due / Cinelli
• French: Cymbales of 2

The term " cymbals " ( from Italian Cinello, plural cinelli, " pelvis " ) is particularly common in Austria and Switzerland, but in the font and jargon seldom in use. Occasionally, the imprecise term pool is used.

Playing techniques

For single blows the pool are beaten ( one in each hand ) against each other. It should be noted that the basin touch only briefly. There should be no compression of the air between the basins, so you hold usually somewhat staggered them. Find a compression but instead, the sound muffled and sounds without reverberation. Depending on the volume beating with a pool, and the other hand holds quiet or fails with two (only for really loud beats). The impact basin is usually marked with a B, the other with an A.

For low blows there are different ways: on the one hand, you can simply run as quiet as possible shock as described above. Another possibility is to merge the pool slowly and keep a little slack against each other. This creates a " Sizzeln ". This style of play can be applied also in the Forte in order to achieve the broadest possible impact. So you can, however, run only single punches, no quick repetitions. Probably the easiest way is to play a piano, only to hit the upper edges against each other. However, only as a part of the basin is vibrated, the sound falls completely different. Good musicians avoid this technique.

After the impact, you can let the pool. Depending on the school, a musician now rotate the pelvis to the inner side or the other with the edge of the audience. For steaming pressing the pelvis against his chest.

Use

In marches the pool usually run in sync with the bass drum as a pulse or as a marker of the clock priorities. In opera and symphonic music, however, the pair of cymbals used less often (such as in Haydn's Military Symphony ) for emphasizing basic rhythms and is mainly used in the form of individual strokes for glamorous highlights. With their sound force the pelvis can drown the whole orchestra. Because a pair of cymbals often comes along with the bass drum used ( only large drum) or piatti soli is (only pair of cymbals ) prescribed at about Giuseppe Verdi cassa sola, if not both should also be heard, otherwise just stands gran cassa or more precisely gran cassa e piatti.

In order to save a musician, a pair of cymbals mounted on top was in some large drums, creating a simultaneous operation of both instruments is possible. The rigid position of the lower pelvis makes it easier to play, but reduces the sound quality. It was loud Hector Berlioz "good enough to make dancing monkeys ". Gustav Mahler demanded in his symphonies expressly aufmontiertes on the big drum pair of cymbals to achieve a grotesque circus -like sound.

In works since the 20th century, other game modes are required, such as the pool to rub together.

Method of construction

Today we distinguish between three main types of different weights and sizes:

• French basin (French Cymbals, medium - thin ) light, bright, fast ausklingend
• Vienna Basin ( Viennese Cymbals, medium ) light, longer lasting sound
• German Basin ( Germanic Cymbals, Heavy), strong, dark and long lasting sound

In terms of size they are mostly "to 22" used by 18, but brass bands and marching bands use far smaller (14 "to 22 ").

Holder

Today common are leather loops. While one slips through on the march music with the whole hand through this, keeping the pelvis in the orchestra usually with the thumb and forefinger. In the latter, the loop is on, the pinching of the thumb. Sometimes you can also see wooden handles, which are firmly tightening. These hurt the pelvis and the sound, because most harmonics arise in the dome and are attenuated by a there bolted wooden or plastic handle.