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The little jingly things in a tambourine are called "zils" and there are twenty pairs of them in a standard orchestral tambourine. | The little jingly things in a tambourine are called "zils" and there are twenty pairs of them in a standard orchestral tambourine. | ||
The tambourine originated in the middle east, and was brought back to Europe by returning crusaders. (On their own, zils are finger cymbals used by belly-dancers.) Its name derives from the French for "drum", so strictly speaking a tambourine should have a drumhead, but many varieties don't. | The tambourine originated in the middle east, and was brought back to Europe by returning crusaders. (On their own, zils are finger cymbals used by belly-dancers.) Its name derives from the French for "drum", so strictly speaking a tambourine should have a drumhead, but many varieties don't. | ||
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*[https://www.cmuse.org/tambourine/ all about tambourines] | *[https://www.cmuse.org/tambourine/ all about tambourines] | ||
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The little jingly things in a tambourine are called "zils" and there are twenty pairs of them in a standard orchestral tambourine.
The tambourine originated in the middle east, and was brought back to Europe by returning crusaders. (On their own, zils are finger cymbals used by belly-dancers.) Its name derives from the French for "drum", so strictly speaking a tambourine should have a drumhead, but many varieties don't.