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There seem to have been two main types of drum used in the Middle Ages, which were known by a confusing variety of names. The first was the tabor (tambour, timbrel), which was a medium-sized drum slung across one shoulder, while the second type was the nakers, a pair of small drums. The tabor was played with a single heavy stick, and a pair of sticks were used for the nakers.
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Other percussion instruments included the tambourine, which was probably struck with the fingers rather than shaken, the carillon (bells), which were suspended from a frame, the cymbals, and the dulcimer, a psaltery that was struck rather than plucked.
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