Hornbostel - Sachs
type: ConceptScheme

Gongs
type: Concept
narrower: (Individual) gongs
notation: 111.241

(Individual) gongs
type: Concept
broader: Gongs
definition: Individual metal percussion vessels, owing to the solidity and elasticity of their substance, vibrate and radiate sound when struck with non-sonorous objects (hand, stick, striker). The vibration is strongest near the vertex of the struck surface. The player creates clearly defined individual strokes. S. and E. Asia. This group includes the so-called metal drums, or rather kettle-gongs.
in scheme: Hornbostel - Sachs
narrower: Bossed and flat gongs
narrower: Gongs with divided surface
notation: 111.241.1

Gongs with divided surface
type: Concept
broader: (Individual) gongs
notation: 111.241.12

Bossed and flat gongs
type: Concept
broader: (Individual) gongs
notation: 111.241.11