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Idiophones > Friction Idiophones > Friction vessels > Sets of friction vessels

Preferred term

133.2Sets of friction vessels   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • The substance of the instrument itself, owing to its solidity and elasticity, vibrates and radiates sound. The instrument is made to vibrate by friction. The vibrating material consists of a set of vessels. Verillon (glass armonica). (en)

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Notation

  • 133.2

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/81

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