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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 > Castanets

Preferred term

111.141Castanets   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 vessel clappers to create clearly defined individual strokes. The clappers are either naturally or artificially hollowed out. (en)

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  • 111.141

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/9

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