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... > Membranophones > Struck drums > Drums struck directly > Vessel drums > Sets of vessel drums > Sets of kettledrums with tension loops

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211.12-812Sets of kettledrums with tension loops   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • Joined sets of drums with single tightly stretched membranes enclosing drum bodies in the form of vessels that are curvilinear or rectilinear in profile. The membranes are directly struck by the player using the hands or intermediate devices such as sticks. West Asian permanently joined pairs of kettledrums. With membrane laced to drum. With tension loops. The cords are laced in a zigzag: every pair of strings is caught together with a small ring or loop. India. (en)

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  • 211.12-812

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/6430

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