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castanets

kas-TI-nets

[Spanish]

Small, hand-held instrument made of concave shells of ivory or hard wood used by Spanish dancers to accompany dances such as the bolero, cachuchaflamenco, etc. with a sharp clapping sound.


Example




Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capiccio espagnol, Op. 34, "Fandango asturiano"



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Last Updated: 2016-05-20 20:45:12