ABSTRACT
It is a metallic instrument that derives its name from its shape. Made of hardened steel, the modern orchestral triangle ranges from 4 to 10 inches on one side. Oen the instrument is plated with a chrome or silver nish. e beaters are generally made of a metal similar to the triangle itself and are usually chrome-plated. e beaters produce a high-pitched, delicate “ting” from the instrument. In various compositions of the twentieth century, the percussionist is occasionally asked to strike the triangle with a wooden beater, which produces a thinner, mellower sound. An example of this is found in Béla Bartók’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1937).
