Music Word of the Day: Stamping idiophone

artopium (66)in #wordoftheday • 6 years ago (edited)

Term: Stamping idiophone

Definition: A formal sub-classification of idiophones

that are comprised of instruments that produce sound by stamping or striking the ground or another hard surface with an object, causing the object to vibrate. These instruments (the vibrating object) have no discernible pitch and are typically used for rhythmic interest. Stamping Idiophone instruments include: Marching Machine 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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