C ymbals are a percussion instrument, too. C ymbals have been around for a very long time. We think of playing the cymbals at school, or seeing professional musicians play them in the orchestra. B ut that’ s not the way it always was.
7he first FymEals Fame Irom 7XrNey (gypt anG G reece. Beggars used them in the streets. They were made of bronz e. B eggars hit them together hard to make a lot of noise. This was to attract the attention of the people in the streets, so that they would stop and give the beggars money.
beggars: ( noun ) a person who lives by asking for money
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