Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1826
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	tam-tam
Subject
	111.241.11
Publisher
	Wuhan 
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Format
	35 in. and 23.7 in. diameters
Identifier
	3118 
	426
Source
	East Asia
Language
	EN
Coverage
	China
Alternative Title
	tamtam
	orchestral tam-tam
Medium
	metal
	rope
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Symphony Orchestra
	Concert Band and Wind Ensemble
	Mixed Percussion Ensembles
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Asia
Provenance
	Grinnell College Music Department
Basic form of sonorous object/s for idiophone
	plate - contoured with folded-over rim
Sound objects per instrument for idiophone
	one
Resonator design for idiophone
	sonorous object itself is a general resonating space
Number of players for idiophone
	one
Sounding principle for idiophone
	striking - direct
Sound exciting agent for idiophone
	beater/s - stick with padded ball end
Energy input motion by performer for idiophone
	hammering
Pitch of sound produced for idiophones
	indefinite pitch
Sound modification for idiophones
	none
Category of Instrument
	idiophone

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