Assertion: percussion ensemble | /r/ObjectUse | used for communication
Facets:
value: in formal music
type: LOCATION
value: since ancient times
type: TEMPORAL
value: in some form
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Even though percussion ensembles have been used for communication in some form since ancient times, in formal music, percussionists played a fairly minimal role until around the 19th century.