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Hornbostel-Sachs (classification)

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... > Idiophones > Struck idiophones > Idiophones struck directly > Percussion idiophones > Percussion vessels > Bells > (Individual) bells > (Individual) suspended bells > (Individual) suspended bells struck from the outside

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111.242.121(Individual) suspended bells struck from the outside   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • Individual 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 weakest near the apex from which the instrument is suspended. The bell has no internal striker; the player creates clearly defined individual strokes on its external surface, using a separate beater. (en)

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  • 111.242.121

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/31

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