Also known as slit gong, slit gongs, gulgul
type of hollow percussion instrument
Described at
Skosmos: HornbostelAndSachs: Slit drums
mimo-db.eu →... Idiophones Struck idiophones Idiophones struck directly Percussion idiophones Percussion vessels Slit drums Wooden percussion vessels, owing to the solidity and elasticity of their substance, vibrate and radiate sound when struck with a non-sonorous object (hand, stick, striker) or against non-sonorous objects. The vessels have a longitudinal slit. The player creates clearly defined individual strokes on the external surface of the instrument. (en)
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Slit drums
- Material used
- trunk
- Image
- Pate Drum.JPG
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- Commons category
- Slit drums
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- 111.243
- described at URL
- www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/35
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Article · 日本語
木鼓(もっこ)とは、中国南部から東南アジア、メラネシア、ポリネシアなどの太平洋島嶼、アフリカ大陸や中央アメリカなどに広く分布する体鳴楽器の一種。木材の内部をくり抜いて空洞化したものを1本から2本の桴で打奏することによって音を出す。
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