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Idiophones > Struck idiophones > Mechanically driven struck idiophones

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11-9Mechanically driven struck idiophones   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • The substance of the instrument itself, owing to its solidity and elasticity, vibrates and may radiate sound without requiring stretched membranes or strings. The instrument is made to vibrate by being struck. Mechanically driven. (en)

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  • 11-9

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/6409

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