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Idiophones > Friction Idiophones > Friction sheet

Preferred term

134Friction sheet   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 stretched sheet. Theatrical wind machine. (en)

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Notation

  • 134

URI

http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/82

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