Editing Tambourine (section)

===Europe===
Various European folk traditions include the tambourine. The [[Romani people]] used the tambourine as a percussion instrument, and it was often passed around the audience to collect money after a performance. In the late 1700s, the tambourine had a surge in popularity in England, with some composers of [[salon music]] writing parts for tambourine, indicating as many as 30 different playing strokes or moves. The tambourines of this era often had a circular hole in the frame for the thumb, as one of the moves was to spin the tambourine on the upright thumb. In the late 19th century, [[The Salvation Army]] codified the tambourine as one of their important rhythm instruments. They preferred the term "[[timbrel]]" which was taken from the Bible. By 1945, Salvation Army performances often entailed elaborate tambourine choreography performed by squads in para-military style, more for visual appeal than for musicality.<ref name=Continuum/>