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Hornbostel-Sachs (classification)

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... > Idiophones > Struck idiophones > Idiophones struck directly > Concussion idiophones or clappers > Concussion vessels or vessel clappers > Cymbals

Preferred term

111.142Cymbals   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • The substance of the instrument itself, owing to its solidity and elasticity, vibrates and radiates sound when struck. Cymbals are metal vessel clappers with everted rims, struck together by the player to create clearly defined individual strokes. (en)

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  • 111.142

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/10

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