Headless tambourine

One clamp ring, clamp frost or tambourine is a percussion instrument from the group of Idiophone (self Klinger ). Several groups of metal ensembles beat against each other, they are excited by a shaking of the player, which is why the instrument to the rattles counts.

The clamp ring is made of a hoop of metal, plastic or hardwood, some with plastic coating which is with clamps, now mostly in the form of pairs of curved metal plates ( cymbals ), occupied. In contrast to frame drums such as the tambourine of the clamp ring is not covered with a coat. This makes it easier to play, cheaper and more robust. However, in common parlance, the clamp ring is often called " Tambourine " means, most likely due to that in the Anglo- American language does not distinguish between the timbrel and tambourine and there all clamp instruments as " tambourine " are referred to. , The sound is loud, metallic - bright and penetrating.

The application area is very diverse, ranging from pop and rock music, where it is often used by the frontman / singer, to Latin American music genres like the samba and salsa. In addition, Schell rings are very popular with children in early childhood education, school and music school, but also in the house music.

• Idiophone