| 单词 | rock gong |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrock gong rock gong n. Archaeology a rock that produces a ringing sound when struck. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > [noun] > slabs of stone rock harmonicon1841 stone harmonicon1875 rock gong1955 1955 B. E. B. Fagg in 3rd Pan-Afr. Congr. Prehist. (1957) xlvii. 310 Very extensive exploration of the granite hills revealed the existence of large numbers of these hammered rocks, which I think can best be described as rock gongs. They consist of huge natural spalls or exfoliations of rock which happen to rest or be wedged in a position favourable to the production of musical notes. 1961 K. P. Wachsmann in A. C. Baines Musical Instruments through Ages i. 30 Recent studies have revealed many instances of slabs of rock being used as if they were drums. These ‘rock gongs’, as their discoverers called them, occur in Africa north of the equator, in Europe, and in Asia. 1996 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 109 178 In masquerading ceremonies the voice of the Dodo is achieved by striking drums or rock gongs, hollow rocks that produce metallic tones when struck. < as lemmas |
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