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111.231(Individual) percussion tubes   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • An instrument in the form of a tube, owing to the solidity and elasticity of its substance, vibrates and radiates sound when struck either with non-sonorous objects (hand, stick, striker) or against non-sonorous objects (human body, the ground). The player creates clearly defined individual strokes. This group does not include slit drums, which are a sub-group of bells, 111.243. (en)

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  • 111.231

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/20

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