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... > Idiophones > Struck idiophones > Idiophones struck directly > Percussion idiophones > Percussion vessels > Gongs > Sets of gongs

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111.241.2Sets of gongs   Link to MIMO collections

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  • Sets of metal percussion vessels, owing to the solidity and elasticity of their substance, vibrate and radiate sound when struck with non-sonorous objects (hand, stick, striker). The vibration is strongest near the vertex of the struck surface. The gongs are tuned to different pitches. The player creates clearly defined individual strokes. [Gong chimes] S. E. Asia. (en)

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  • 111.241.2

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/26

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