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Record 1 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Percussion Instruments
DEF

A musical instrument consisting of a hoop with a skin stretched over one side and pairs of small jingling discs in slots around the circumference, played by shaking, striking, or drawing the fingers across the skin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à percussion
CONT

Elle faisait tourner son tambourin à la pointe de son doigt, et le jetait en l'air en dansant des sarabandes.

Spanish

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