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Hornbostel-Sachs (classification)

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... > Idiophones > Struck idiophones > Idiophones struck directly > Percussion idiophones > Percussion vessels > Bells > (Individual) bells > (Individual) suspended bells > (Individual) clapper bells

Preferred term

111.242.122(Individual) clapper bells   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • Individual percussion vessels, owing to the solidity and elasticity of their substance, vibrate and radiate sound when struck with non-sonorous objects. The vibration is weakest near the apex from which the instrument is suspended. The player creates clearly defined individual strokes using the striker (clapper) attached inside the bell. (en)

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  • 111.242.122

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/32

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