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In addition to this, the gongs are tuned by sticking promor (a lead and wax combination) to the underside of the nipple. Two holes are drilled on either side of the gong so it can be suspended in the frame with copper wire. The same gong mallets are used for the kong toch and the kong thom. The mallets have a 25 cm long stick. The heads are ...
The yunluo is a set of usually ten small tuned gongs mounted in a wooden frame, with each gong being about 9-12 cm in diameter, and the height of the frame being about 52 cm. The yunluo' s gongs are generally of equal diameter but different thicknesses; the thicker gongs produce a higher pitch.
Cồng chiêng - tuned gong (comes in both flat and knobbed varieties) Tam âm la - set of three small, high-pitched flat gongs in a frame; used primarily in nhã nhạc music; T'rưng - bamboo xylophone; Đàn đá - lithophone, commonly having 9+ stone bars, 65–102 cm (26–40 in) in length. It is believed the instrument dates back to 1000 BC.
Xiaoluo (小锣) – a small flat gong whose pitch rises when struck with the side of a flat wooden stick; Yueluo (月锣) – small pitched gong held by a string in the palm of the hand and struck with a small stick; used in Chaozhou music; Jingluo (镜锣) – a small flat gong used in the traditional music of Fujian
By far the most familiar to most Westerners is the chau gong or bullseye gong. Large chau gongs, called tam-tams [7] have become part of the symphony orchestra. Sometimes a chau gong is referred to as a Chinese gong, but in fact, it is only one of many types of suspended gongs that are associated with China. A chau gong is made of copper-based ...
This is a partitioned list of percussion instruments showing their usage as tuned or untuned. See pitched percussion instrument for discussion of the differences between tuned and untuned percussion. The term pitched percussion is now preferred to the traditional term tuned percussion: Each list is alphabetical.
In Finland (and many other countries around the globe), St. Lucia Day on December 13 is one of the main events of the holiday season. On this date, the eldest girl in each family sometimes dons a ...
Gong: Brunei China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Myanmar Tibet Vietnam Pitched 111.241.1 Idiophone Gong bass drum: Japan Unpitched 211.311 Membranophone Gonguê: Brazil Unpitched 111.242 Idiophone Gome: Ghana Unpitched 211.311 Membraphone Gudugudu: Yoruba Pitched 211.11 Membranophone Güira: Dominican Republic Unpitched 112.23 Idiophone Güiro ...