plucked idiophone

idiophone, class of musical instruments in which a resonant solid material - such as wood, metal, or stone - vibrates to produce the initial sound. The eight basic types are concussion, friction, percussion, plucked, scraped, shaken, stamped, and stamping.

They are plucked idiophones, such as the Jew's harp, amplified cactus, kouxian, dan moi, music box and mbira (lamellophone or thumb piano); blown idiophones, of which there are a very small number of examples, the Aeolsklavier being one; and friction idiophones, such as the singing bowl, glass harmonica, glass harp, ...

A formal sub-classification of idiophones that are comprised of a flexible tongue that is vibrated by plucking it. These instruments have discernible pitch and are often solo instruments.

any musical instrument in which sound is produced mainly by the vibration (=continuous quick movement) of the instrument: The triangle is an idiophone. Percussion is a category of musical instruments, essentially idiophones and membranophones, which are played by being struck or shaken.

Ideophones are not limited to onomatopoeia like meow and smack but cover a wide range of sensory domains, such as manner of motion (e.g., plisti plasta 'splish-splash' in Basque), texture (e.g., tsaklii 'rough' in Ewe), and psychological states (e.g., wakuwaku 'excited' in Japanese).

This includes the instruments that are part of the idiophone classification. Examples of hese instruments include the cymbals, xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel, triangle, tambourine, gong, chimes, castanets and bells. These idiophone instruments of the orchestra are more commonly known as percussions.

Idiophones include:

• Rattles.
• Cymbals.
• Bells.
• Xylophones.
• Steel drums (they do not have membranes, like other drums)
• Musical saws.
• Gongs.
• Washboards (yeee-ha!)

Most plucked string instruments belong to the lute family (such as guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, banjo, balalaika, sitar, pipa, etc.), which generally consist of a resonating body, and a neck; the strings run along the neck and can be stopped at different pitches.

Most plucked string instruments belong to the lute family (such as guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, banjo, balalaika, sitar, pipa, etc.), which generally consist of a resonating body, and a neck; the strings run along the neck and can be stopped at different pitches.

percussion instrument, any musical instrument belonging to either of two groups, idiophones or membranophones. Idiophones are instruments whose own substance vibrates to produce sound (as opposed to the strings of a guitar or the air column of a flute); examples include bells, clappers, and rattles.

Idiophones include:

• Rattles.
• Cymbals.
• Bells.
• Xylophones.
• Steel drums (they do not have membranes, like other drums)
• Musical saws.
• Gongs.
• Washboards (yeee-ha!)

Ideophones play an important role in both, linguistics and literature, as they enhance the meaning of what is trying to be expressed with incredible detail, expressiveness and rhythm. Vowel ablaut, consonant ablaut or reduplication are the main factors used to achieve this result.