The Castanets

Castanets Castanets Handheld percussion instrument For other uses of Castanet or Castanets, see Castanet (disambiguation). Castanets, also known as clackers or palillos, are a percussion instrument (idiophonic), used in Spanish, Calé, Moorish,[1] Ottoman, Greek, Italian, Mexican, Sephardic, Portuguese, Filipino, Brazilian, and Swiss music. In ancient Greece and ancient Rome there was a similar instrument called the crotalum. This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2012) Quick facts Percussion instrument, Classification ... Castanets Castanets Percussion instrument Classification hand percussion Hornbostel–Sachs classification 111.141 (Directly struck concussive idiophone) Related instruments Crotalum, Zill Close Castanets seller in Granada, Spain Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 1909 painting Dancing girl with castanets The instrument consists of a pair of concave shells joined on one edge by a string.…

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