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These Artisans Have Been Hand-Making Cymbals For 600 Years

MUSIC Posted: December 27, 2019 9:01 am

Cymbals are now mainstays of marching bands, drum sets, and orchestral percussion batteries, but they originally came from Ottoman Janissary bands, and Istanbul can be considered their home city. A BBC crew visits a workshop where Turkish cymbalsmiths forge and hammer the instruments to order. (video) – BBC

MUSIC Published: 12.25.19

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