Terms - V
V.
V.S.
Va.
vago
vals
vals vienés
valse
valse viennoise
valve
valve trombone
valzer
valzer viennese
vamp
variation
varsovienne
vaudeville
Vc.
Vcelle.
Vcl.
veloce
Veni Sancte Spiritus
venite
Ventilhorn
vêpres
verbunkos
verismo
Verkleinerung
vermindert
verpflichtend
Vers
verse
verse anthem
Versetzungszeichen
versicle
verve
very
Verzierungen
Vesper
vespers
vespri
vibes
vibra-slap
vibrafono
vibraharp
Vibraphon
vibraphone
vibration
vibrato
viel
viele
viella
vielle
Viennese waltz
Viertel
Viertelnote
Viertelpause
Vierundsechzigstel
Vierundsechzigstelnote
Vierundsechzigstelpause
vif
vihuela
villancico
villanella
villanelle
Vio.
Viol
viola
viola bastarda
viola clef
viola d'amore
viola da braccio
viola da gamba
viola di bordone
viola di bardone
viola di bordoni
viola paradon
violento
violetta
violín
violin
Violine
violino
Violinschlüssel
violon
violon rustique
Violoncell
violoncelle
violoncello
violoncelo
violonchelo
violone
virelai
virga
virga jacans
virginal
virtuosity
virtuoso
vite
vivace
vivacissimamente
vivacissimo
vivo
Vl.
Vla.
Vlc.
Vlon.
Vn.
Vni.
Voc.
voca
vocal
vocal cords
vocal folds
vocal music
vocal range
vocal style
vocal tenor clef
vocalese
vocalise
vocalization
voce
voce di petto
voce di testa
Vogelpfeife
voice
voice as an instrument
voice leading
voicing
voix
volta
volte
volteggiando
volti
volti subito
volume
voluntary
voluta
volute
vom Zeichen
Vorschlag
Vorspiel
Vorzeichen
voz
vuelta
Vv.
vibra-slap
[English]
CLASSIFICATION:
HISTORY:
The vibra-slap is a relatively new instrument that is a modernized version of the jawbone. Due to the fragile nature of the jawbone, the vibra-slap was created to provid a sturdy alternative with a similar sound. It has been used primarily in popular music with several rock bands using this sound for the last several decades of the 20th century and into the 21st century. It is also popular in latin music as a substitute for the jawbone.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
The vibra-slap consists of a cowbell-shaped hollow box (acting as a resonator) and a wooden ball connected by a steel rod. The steel rod is bent in a an "L" shape that allows the performer to hold the rod in one hand and strike the ball with the palm of their other hand. The steel rod acts as a sort of spring that vibrates the box on the other end. The box acts as a resonating body for a metal mechanism placed inside with a number of loosely fastened pins or rivets that vibrate and rattle against the box, much like the teeth of the jawbone. The vibraslap is produced in a number of sizes using different materials such as wood, metal or composite materials.
SOUND PROPERTIES:
The sound is produced by small metal pins or rivets that can move on a metal frame and, when caused to vibrate (by shaking or striking), will rattle against the hollow box in which it resides, creating a chattering or rattling sound. The sound of the vibrations can be changed by rotating the box containing the pins.
RANGE:
Since the vibra-slap is an untuned percussion instrument, it has no range.