Finger Cymbals

Descendant of castanets. Designed for teachers, professionals and trainees. From the Palaeolithic, from the ancient Egyptian civilizations, china, Carthaginian or Greek, have found evidence of the use of such instruments. In Ukraine has found remains of bangles rings formed by ivory, which collide to produce a harmonious sound. A posteriori "crusmata" Iberian, consisting of two pieces of wood, two large seashells or two flat stones, dancers and musicians made sound holding them between your fingers and the palm is known. Unlike other Western idiófonos, which had two separate elements, in the Iberian crusmata they were attached by a cord passed through holes.

Today, cymbals fingers, whose past is linked with the castanets, are classified as "placófonos" instruments of small percussion of indefinite height, called "idiófonos" small metal dishes that hit each other. Metal vibrates and produces their distinctive sound. The finger cymbals are tied with strips the thumb and middle finger.

In India is preserved, since ancient times, using cymbals large size, called "kártalos". They are tied with ribbons of fabric to the middle finger, dancing with them in the songs dedicated to the deities. Also, the cymbals are the protagonists in the Turkish folklore, eastern and Arabic dance, and belly dancing. In addition, these small idiófonos participate in modern orchestras with its distinctive twang.

Percussion is the "vibrant cherry" which marks the passion of dance.

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