Editing Cimbalom (section)

==Compositions for cimbalom==

===Classical and contemporary music===
Many composers have written for the cimbalom. [[Zoltán Kodály]] made extensive use of the instrument in his orchestral suite ''[[Háry János]]'' which helped make the cimbalom known outside [[Eastern Europe]]. [[Igor Stravinsky]] was also an enthusiast.<ref name=":0" /> He owned a cimbalom which he purchased after hearing Aladár Rácz perform on the instrument. He included the cimbalom in his ballet ''[[Renard (Stravinsky)|Renard]]'' (1915–16), his ''Ragtime'' for eleven instruments, his original (1917) scoring for ''[[Les Noces]]'', and his ''Four Russian Songs''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schirmer.com/default.aspx?TabId=2419&State_2872=2&composerId_2872=1530 | title=Igor Stravinsky | access-date=2009-09-05}}</ref> [[Franz Liszt]] used the cimbalom in his ''Ungarischer Sturmmarsch'' (1876) and in the orchestral version of his ''[[Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6]]''. [[Béla Bartók]] used it in his ''[[Rhapsody No. 1 (Bartók)|Rhapsody No. 1]] for violin and orchestra'' (1928).

More recently, other composers including [[Pierre Boulez]], [[Peter Maxwell Davies]], [[Peter Eötvös]], [[György Kurtág]], [[Miklós Kocsár]], [[Richard Grimes]], [[Louis Andriessen]], and [[Peter Machajdík]] have made a great use of cimbalom in their works. [[Henri Dutilleux]] used it extensively in ''Mystère de l'Instant'' for chamber orchestra, and ''L'arbre des songes'' for violin & orchestra. [[Elvis Costello]]'s orchestral ballet score ''[[Il Sogno]]'' includes several extended cimbalom passages. [[Harrison Birtwistle]]'s operas ''[[Gawain (opera)|''Gawain'']]'' (1991) and ''[[The Minotaur (opera)|''The Minotaur'']]'' (2008) each utilize the cimbalom. [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]] uses the instrument prominently in his large 2012 symphonic oratorio ''[[The Gospel According to the Other Mary]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.therestisnoise.com/2012/06/the-adams-passion.html | title=John Adams's The Other Mary "Sacred Dissonance" |author=Alex Ross|magazine=The New Yorker|date=June 18, 2012}}</ref> as well as in his 2014 dramatic symphony ''[[Scheherazade.2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/28/arts/music/review-john-adams-unveils-scheherazade2-an-answer-to-male-brutality.html | title=Review: John Adams Unveils "Scheherazade.2", an Answer to Male Brutality |author=Anthony Tommasini|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 27, 2015}}</ref> Cimbalom is used in a popular arrangement of [[Debussy]]'s ''[[La plus que lente]]'' which the composer approved but did not actually score. (''La plus que lente'' with cimbalom saw renewed popularity with its inclusion in world tours of the [[Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra/100 Violins|Hundred Gypsy Violins]] starting in 1985.)

=== Film and television ===
The cimbalom has occasionally been used in film scores, especially to introduce a "foreign" feel. The cimbalom appears in ''[[Christmas in Connecticut]]'' (1945) in a scene in Felix's ([[S. Z. Sakall]]) Hungarian restaurant in [[Manhattan]]. It was also featured in the films ''[[Captain Blood (1935 film)|Captain Blood]]'' (1935), ''[[The Divorce of Lady X]]'' (1938), and ''[[Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon]]'' (1943).

The cimbalom was used in the film score for the movie ''[[In the Heat of the Night (film)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' (1967). Composer [[Carmine Coppola]] made heavy use of the cimbalom in his soundtrack for ''[[The Black Stallion (film)|The Black Stallion]]'' (1979) to accentuate the Arabian heritage of the majestic horse. [[Miklós Rózsa]] used the cimbalom in the main theme and throughout the score for the science-fiction thriller ''[[The Power (1968 film)|The Power]]'' (1968). [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] used it in the title theme for the film ''[[The Ipcress File (film)|The Ipcress File]]'' (1965), as well as in the main theme of the [[ITC Entertainment|ITC]] TV series ''[[The Persuaders!]]'' (1971); in both examples the performer was [[John Leach (musician)|John Leach]].<ref>Jon Burlingame [http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/2014/071414.html "John Leach, English Cimbalom Player, Dead at 82"], Film Music Society, 14 July 2014</ref> [[James Horner]] made use of the instrument in his "Stealing the Enterprise" cue from ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'' (1984). In addition, [[John Williams]] has made less prominent use of the instrument in scores such as ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981). [[Howard Shore]] used the cimbalom as well to express Gollum's sneaky nature in [[Peter Jackson]]'s film ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' (2002). The cimbalom is also featured prominently in [[Hans Zimmer]]'s scoring of ''[[Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' (2009). [[Alexandre Desplat]] uses cimbalom in works such as ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'' (2007), ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' (2008), and ''[[The Grand Budapest Hotel]]'' (2014).

In television, composer [[Lalo Schifrin]] made use of the cimbalom in several scores he wrote for the original ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' television series, from which several cues were regularly recycled throughout the series' run.

Composer [[Debbie Wiseman]] used the cimbalom, played by Greg Knowles, in her score for the BBC television series 'Dickensian' (2015–16).

The cimbalom, played by [[John Leach (musician)|John Leach]], features prominently in the score of the BBC television drama serial from 1988, 'Babylon Bypassed' by [[Gareth Glyn]]. 

[[File:Cimbalom (from Emil Richards Collection).jpg|thumb|right|Schunda Cimbalom, late 1800s, E2-E6, + D2 string (from [[Emil Richards Collection]])]]

===Rock===
The cimbalom was used by [[Alan Parsons]] on his "I Robot"<ref>Arista records ARCD 8040</ref> and ''Tales of Mystery and Imagination''<ref>PolyGram records 832 820-2</ref> albums and is included in the guest musician acknowledgments. The experimental rock group [[Mr. Bungle]] made use of the cimbalom on the ''Disco Volante''<ref>Warner Brothers 9 45963-2</ref> and ''California''<ref>Warner Brothers 9 47447-2</ref> albums. It is included in the guest musician acknowledgments. The experimental performance organization [[Blue Man Group]] has used a cimbalom in its productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blueman.com/experience/instruments |title=Blue Man Group: Blue Man Instruments |access-date=2009-09-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330082213/http://www.blueman.com/experience/instruments |archive-date=March 30, 2009 }}</ref> American progressive chamber group, [[cordis (band)|cordis]], uses electric and acoustic cimbalom as a centerpiece in their music.<ref>Landspeed Records 9 47447-2</ref> Romanian rock group [[Spitalul de Urgență]] has frequently used cimbalom, including a full-time player in some line-ups of the band. New York multi-instrumentalist [[Rob Burger]] used a cimbalom on the album ''L'Entredeux'' (2008) by Tucson chanteuse [[Marianne Dissard]]. Alternative rock band [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] incorporated cimbalom into their track "[[The Trick Is to Keep Breathing]]" from their 1998 album ''[[Version 2.0]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Talking Tech and Trash|publisher=Musician (magazine)|date=1998-10-01|first=Howard|last=Massey}}</ref> [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]] track Sour Times includes samples from Lalo Schifrin's Danube Incident that has cimbalom in its arrangement.