Anvil

iron working was commonplace.

Anvils have been used as percussion instruments in several famous musical compositions including Verdi's Trovatore (1853), Richard Wagner's Das Rheingold (1854), and pieces by Lully. There are at least two notable compositions titled Anvil Polka, one by Albert Parlow, the other by Strauss traditionally features a percussionist wearing a leather apron.

See also:

  • smith
  • iron
  • steel
  • blacksmith
  • silversmith
  • Anvil is also the name given to cloud formations that resemble the tool.
  • Anvil is also the name given to the incus bone in the middle ear.
  • Anvil is also a physics/textures/sounds editor for Marathon Infinity.