Music Word of the Day: Shaken idiophone
Term: Shaken idiophone
Definition: A formal sub-classification of idiophones
that are comprised of an object that produces sound by shaking or rattling small particles contained within the instrument or objects that jingle. Primarily rattles, these instruments have no discernible pitch and are typically used for rhythmic interest. Shaken Idiophones instruments include: pellet bells sleigh bells maracas sistrum sistro See also idiophone; percussion instruments.Also concussion idiophone; friction idiophone; percussion idiophone; plucked idiophone; scraped idiophone; shaken idiophone; rattle idiophone; stamped idiophone; stamping idiophone.
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