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Definition of idiofone in Portuguese English dictionary
- idiophone
- Any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration (without any strings or membranes)
- Naturally sonorous body (as the bell) One of the basic tone-producing media Its vibrations are inherent in the material and are produced by striking
- World music classification for instruments that produce sound from the substance of the instrument itself by being struck, blown, shaken, scraped, or rubbed The most common Western instruments in this category belong to the percussion family Examples include cymbals, triangle, gong, and maracas
- Any musical instrument that produces sound by the vibration of its own primary material (without the vibrations of a string, membrane, or column of air) Some examples: castanets, cymbals, gong, maraca, guiro