percussion section

noun

: the group of musicians who play percussion instruments in a band or orchestra

Examples of percussion section in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During a club performance with his band, The Soul Searchers, Brown reportedly had the percussion section play continuously between songs. —Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025

Saratoga’s percussion section was awarded the highest score in its category. —Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024

The entire percussion section was on point, with lively xylophones scampering over a trap kit, adding lots of unexpected timbral pop. —Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024

The solo cello drums a duet with drummer in the percussion section, and that brings on a riot of metal. —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023

Ensembles are composed of a percussion section that includes two or more drums called barriles de bomba (bomba barrels), a maraca (an instrument first made by Taínos using a higuera tree) and a cuá (stick drum) made from a hollow bamboo log. —Javier E. Piñero, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023

Rhymes for percussion section

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• collection
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