Nomenclature of Percussion Instruments

English	Italian	French	German
Percussion [Battery]	Percussione [Batteria; Strumenti a percossa]	Batterie	Schlagzeug [Schlaginstrumente]
Timpani Kettle Drums	Timpani	Timbales	Pauken
Bass Drum	Gran cassa Tamburo grosso Tamburo grande	Grosse Caisse	Grosse Trommel
Military Drum Snare Drum Side Drum	Tamburo (militare)	Tambour (militaire) Caisse claire	Kleine Militärtrommel Kleine Trommel
Small Side Drum Trap Drum	Tamburo piccolo	Petite caisse claire Petit tambour Tarolle
Tenor Drum Parade Drum	Tamburo rullante Cassa rullante	Caisse roulante	Rührtrommel
Tabor Field Drum Long Drum	Tamburo	Tambourin de Provence Tambourin Provençal	Tambourin
Cymbals	Piatti Cinelli	Cymbales (libres)	Becken Cinellen Zymbel
Suspended Cymbal Hanging Cymbal Hung Cymbal Cymbal, free Turkish crash	Piatto (sospeso) Piatto oscillante	Cymbale (suspendue)	Becken (frei) Becken freihängend Becken freischwingend
Crash Cymbal Chinese Cymbal	Piatto chinoso	Cymbale Chinoise	Chinesische Zimbal
Antique Cymbals	Cimbali antichi	Cymbales antiques	Antike Zimbeln
Finger Cymbals		Crotales
Gong Tam-tam	Tam-tam	Tam-tam	Tam-tam
Tambourine Hand Drum	Tamburino Tamburello Basco Tamburo Basco	Tambour de Basque	Tamburin Schellentrommel
Triangle	Triangolo	Triangle	Triangel
Castanets	Castagnette	Castagnettes	Kastagnetten
Chimes Tubular Chimes Bells	Campane Campanelle	Cloches Tubes	Glocken Glockengeläute
Glockenspiel Chime-Bells	Campanelli Campanetta	Carillon Clochettes Jeu de Timbres Timbres	Glockenspiel
Xylophone	Xy[i]lofono Silofono Zilafono	Xylophone	Xylophon Holzharmonika
Vibraphone Vibraharp	Vibrafono	Vibraphone	Vibraphon
Marimba	Marimba	Marimba	Marimba

Auxillary Percussion Instruments

English	Italian	French	German
Anvil [Steel bar, Pipe]	Incudine	Enclume	Amboss
Auto [Taxi] Horn	Corno di automobile	Cor d'Auto	Autohorn
Bird Whistle	Gli Uccelli	Sifflet d'oiseau	Vogelpfeife
Bongos	Bongos	Bongos	Bongos
Chains	Catene	Chaînes	Kettern
Chinese Blocks [Drums]	Ceppi chinosi	Blocs chinois	Chinesische Blocke
Claves	Claves	Claves	Claves
Cowbells	Campanelli di vacca	Grelots	Heerdenglocken
Cowhorn	Corno di vacca	Ranz de vaches	Stierhorn
Dulcimer	Cembalon [Cimbalom]	-	Hackbrett
Guitar	Chitarra [Guitarre]	Guitare	Gitarre
Harmonica [Mouth Organ]	Armonica	Harmonica	Harmonika [Mundharmonika]
Hi-Hat	Hi-Hat	Cymbales à pédale	Becken mit Fussmachine, Fussbecken
Jew's Harp	Scacciapensieri	Guimbarde	Brummeisen
Jingles	Bubbolo	Timbres	Schelle
Jingle Johnny	Mezzaluna	-	Schellenbaum
Mandoline	Mandolino	Mandoline	Mandoline
Maracas	Marache	Maracas [Boîte à clous]	Maracas
Metal Block	Cassa di metalo	Bloc de Métal	Metallkasten
Rasper [Güiro]	Raspe	Râpe	Raspel
Ratchet	Raganella	Crécelle	Ratsche, Knarre
Rattle [Ratchet]	Raganella [Sistrum]	Crécelle	Klapper [Knarre; Ratsche]
Sandpaper (blocks)	Ceppi di carta vetro	Blocs à papier de verre	Sandpapierblocke
Siren	Sirena	Sirène	Sirene
Slapstick [Whip]	Frusta	Fouet	Peitsche
Sleighbells	Sonagli	Grelots	Schelle
Slide Whistle	Flauto a culisse	Sifflet à coulisse	Lotosflöte, Ziehpfeife
String Drum [Lion Roar]	Rugghio di leone	Tambour à corde	Löwengebrill
Switches	Verghe(i)	Verges	Rute (Ruthe)
Thunder-machine	Machina di tuono	Machine à tonnerre	Donnermaschine
Thunder-sheet	-	-	-
Timbales [pailas]	-	Timbales latines	-
Wind-machine	Machina a venti	Machine à vent	Windmaschine
Wood Blocks	Casse di legno [Legno]	Blocs de bois	Holzkasten [Holztrommel]
Zither	Cytharra	Cithare	Zither

Resources:
Gardner Read, Thesaurus of Orchestral Devices
Peinkofer & Tannigel, Handbook of Percussion Instruments