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Hornbostel-Sachs (classification)

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Idiophones > Struck idiophones > Idiophones struck directly > Concussion idiophones or clappers > Concussion plaques or plaque clappers

Preferred term

111.12Concussion plaques or plaque clappers   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • The substance of the instrument itself, owing to its solidity and elasticity, vibrates and radiates sound when struck. The player strikes together two or more sonorous plaques to create clearly defined individual strokes. China, India. (en)

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  • 111.12

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/6

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