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Hornbostel-Sachs (classification)

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Idiophones > Struck idiophones > Idiophones struck directly > Percussion idiophones

Preferred term

111.2Percussion idiophones   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • The substance of the instrument itself, owing to its solidity and elasticity, vibrates and may radiate sound when struck either with a non-sonorous object (hand, stick, striker) or against a non-sonorous object (human body, the ground). The player creates clearly defined individual strokes. (en)

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  • 111.2

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/12

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