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IDIOPHONE [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)
  • Musicology
DEF

Any musical instrument that produces sound by the vibration of its own primary material, e.e., without the vibrations of a string, membrane, or column of air.

OBS

Used in the plural form, this term refers to the group of instruments.

Key term(s)
  • idiophone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)
  • Musicologie
DEF

Terme utilisé en organologie et dans la classification des instruments de musique pour désigner tout instrument qui, ne possédant ni cordes ni membrane, produit un son par vibration de son propre corps.

OBS

Il peuvent être en bois, en métal, en verre, en argile, en coquille. Ils se jouent par entrechocs, par percussions, par raclement et par secouement.

OBS

Terme pluriel considérant le groupe d'instruments.

Key term(s)
  • idiophone
  • autophone

Spanish

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