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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, both heads played

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211.242.22Sets of double-skin hourglass-shaped drums, both heads played   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. Tightly stretched membranes enclose the body at either end. Both membranes are directly struck by the player, using the hands or intermediate devices such as sticks. (en)

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  • 211.242.22

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/5567

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