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Hornbostel-Sachs (classification)

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... > Membranophones > Struck drums > Drums struck directly > Tubular drums > Hourglass-shaped drums > Double-skin hourglass-shaped drums > Sets of double-skin hourglass-shaped drums > Sets of double-skin hourglass-shaped drums with single playing heads

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211.242.21Sets of double-skin hourglass-shaped drums with single playing heads   Link to MIMO collections

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  • Sets of drums with tubular bodies that have a smaller diameter at the middle than at the ends. They are enclosed at both ends by a tightly stretched membrane only one of which is directly struck by the player, using the hands or intermediate devices such as sticks. (en)

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  • 211.242.21

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/5566

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