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cymbal

unpitched percussion instrument
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Summary

cymbal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,834 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: musical instrument[2]
  • Part of: MIMO's classification of musical instruments[3]
  • Commons category: Cymbals[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cymbals[5]
  • Commons gallery: Cymbals[6]
  • Described at URL: http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/10[7]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Riemann's Music Dictionary[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11]
  • Official name: Cymbals[12], Cimbali[13]
  • Used by: cymbal player[14]
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 111.142[15]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16]

Why It Matters

cymbal has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] cymbal is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification by Febo Guizzi. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q295644
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 4821
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  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → MIMO's classification of musical instruments
    Subclass of → musical instrument
    Part of → —
    Used by → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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