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111.14Concussion vessels or vessel 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 vessels to create clearly defined individual strokes. Even a slight hollow in the surface of a board counts as a vessel. (en)

Notation

  • 111.14

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/8

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