Hornbostel - Sachs
type: ConceptScheme

(Individual) gongs
type: Concept
narrower: Bossed and flat gongs
notation: 111.241.1

Bossed and flat gongs
type: Concept
broader: (Individual) gongs
definition: 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. The player creates clearly defined individual strokes.
in scheme: Hornbostel - Sachs
notation: 111.241.11