Definition of idiophone in English:
idiophone
nounˈɪdɪə(ʊ)fəʊnˈidēəˌfōn
Music An instrument the whole of which vibrates to produce a sound when struck, shaken, or scraped, such as a bell, gong, or rattle.
Compare with membranophone
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus the kora and balo are played exclusively by male jeli, and karinya, an idiophone, is played only by jelimuso (female bards).
- In organology, percussion instruments are divided into membranophones (those on which sound is produced by a vibrating membrane) and idiophones (instruments of hard, solid material, e.g. cymbals and xylophones).
- Only one iron idiophone was used in the original tambú ensembles in previous centuries.
- A stamped or stamping idiophone is determined by the source of the sound of the two instruments.
- The bones are one of several types of clappers, all of which are concussion idiophones and are classified as percussion musical instruments.