Editing Triangle (musical instrument) (section)

==Technique==
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The triangle is often the subject of [[joke]]s and [[One-line joke|one-liners]], as an archetypal instrument that seemingly has no musical function and requires no skill to play (the [[Martin Short]] character [[Ed Grimley]] is an example).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Magazine |first1=People |title=PEOPLE Saturday Night Live! 45 Years Later |date=25 September 2020 |publisher=Time Home Entertainment |isbn=978-1-5478-5505-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wrICEAAAQBAJ&dq=ed+grimley+triangle&pg=PT60 |access-date=21 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> However, triangle parts in classical music can be very demanding, and [[James Blades]] in the ''[[Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians]]'' writes that "the triangle is by no means a simple instrument to play".

The triangle is typically suspended from a triangle clip that suspends the triangle so that it is free to vibrate.  When the instrument is played with one beater, the hand that holds the triangle clip can also be used to damp or slightly modify the sound.  The triangle is usually struck with a metal beater, giving a high-pitched, ringing tone.  For complex, rapid rhythms, the instrument may be suspended from a stand using two clips, and played with two beaters, although this makes it more difficult to control.  Most difficulties in playing the triangle come from the complex rhythms which are sometimes written for it, and it can also be quite difficult to control the level of volume. Very quiet notes can be obtained by using a much lighter beater; knitting needles are sometimes used as well. Composers sometimes call for wooden beaters to be used instead of a metal one, producing a unique tone.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Berry |first=Mark |url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1015891527 |title=Sounds, Shapes, and Synergy: music for triangles |publisher=Living Sound Publications |year=2013 |location=Bowling Green, Kentucky|oclc=1015891527 }}</ref>  A '''triangle roll''', similar to a [[snare roll]], is notated with three lines through the stem of the note. It requires the player to quickly move the beater back and forth in either the upper or lower corner, moving the beater quickly between the two sides.