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Hornbostel-Sachs System Western Symphonic Classification

Terms - Y

  • yodel
  • yü
  • yue qin

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[ Chinese ]

Definition

A Chinese Scraped Idiophone carved in the shape of a tiger. The sound is produced by scraping it with a split bamboo stick. It is used in Confucian temple worship.

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Last Updated: 2013-05-02 21:44:31
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