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Idiophones > Struck idiophones > Indirectly struck idiophones

Preferred term

Indirectly struck idiophones  

Definition

  • The player himself does not go through the movement of striking; percussion results indirectly through some other movement by the player. The intention of the instrument is to yield clusters of sound or noises, and not to let individual strokes be perceived

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  • HS-112

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https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/hsinstruments/112

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