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Hornbostel-Sachs (classification)

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Idiophones > Struck idiophones > Idiophones struck directly > Concussion idiophones or clappers > Concussion sticks or stick clappers

Preferred term

111.11Concussion sticks or stick clappers   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • The substance of the instrument itself, owing to its solidity and elasticity, vibrates and radiates sound when struck. The player strikes together two or more sonorous sticks; to create clearly defined individual strokes. Annam, India, Marshall Islands. (en)

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  • 111.11

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/5

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