idiophone

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Term applied to instruments that produce sounds from the material of the instrument itself without the assistance of reeds, strings, or other externally applied resonator. An idiophone produces sounds by one of the following methods:

Classification	Sound is produced by:	Examples
1. Concussion Idiophone	striking together two objects capable of vibration	claves, cymbals, etc
2. Percussion Idiophone	striking the vibrating object with a mallet, hammer, stick or other non-vibrating object	wood block, Bell, gong, etc.
3. Shaken Idiophone	shaking the vibrating object	maracas, pellet bells, etc.
4. Scraped Idiophone	scraping the vibrating object with a stick or other non-vibrating object	ratchet, güiro, washboard, etc.
5. Plucked Idiophone	plucking a flexible tongue	Jew's harp, thumb piano, music box, etc.
6. Friction Idiophone	rubbing the vibrating object	glass armonica, musical saw, etc.
7. Stamped Idiophone	striking an object on a surface to vibrate the surface	stamping pit, stamping board, etc.
8. Stamping Idiophone	striking an object on the ground or hard surface to vibrate the object	marching machine, etc.

See the list of idiophone instruments.

Example

Camille Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, "Fossiles"

Last Updated: 2016-05-19 20:52:17

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