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Aerophones > Free aerophones > Plosive aerophones > Implosive aerophones

Preferred term

413.2Implosive aerophones   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • The air itself is the vibrator in the primary sense. The vibrating air is not confined by the instrument. The air is made to vibrate by a single density stimulus condensation shock when it is forced in. W. Africa, shantu. (en)

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Notation

  • 413.2

URI

http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/244

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