A Turkish crescent, (also Turkish jingle, Chinese pavilion, Jingling Johnny, Schellenbaum (Ger.), pavillon chinois (Fr.), chapeau chinois (Fr.) - literally "Chinese hat", chaghana) is an elaborate percussion instrument traditionally used by military bands. It was once quite common, but is seldom seen today.
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