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422.33Horns with free reed   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • The air itself is the vibrator in the primary sense. The standing waves are significantly confined within the instrument itself. The column of air is made to vibrate by the intermittent access of an air stream produced by means of a lamella or lamellae. The reed vibrates through [at] a closely fitted frame set into a horn. Burma. (en)

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Notation

  • 422.33

URI

http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/332

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